A CHINESE HENAN WARE BOTTLE VASE, YUHUCHUNPING

SONG/YUAN DYNASTY

The bulbous pear-shaped body raised on a short foot, the neck rising to a widely flaring rim, decorated in an unctuous black glaze draining from the rim and with elongated brown splashes to the body, 27cm.

Cf. Rare Treasure in Shanxi Museum, p.185, where a bottle of similar shape and decoration is illustrated.