A BROWN-GLAZED POTTERY JAR, SIX DYNASTIES China, 5th-6th century. The ovoid body rising from a flat foot to a short cylindrical neck with a broad everted rim, the shoulder applied with four lug handles, the upper half of the vase covered in a finely crackled brown glaze darkening to black, irregularly dripping towards the foot in an attractive manner, revealing the buff body underneath the glaze. Provenance: Old French private collection. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as dark spots and kiln grit, the rim and foot with small chips. Weight: 2,883 g Dimensions: Height 28.5 cm, Diameter 23.5 cm (at the widest point) Literature comparison: Compare a related jar, also dated to the 5th-6th century and with a very similar rim and neck, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1924,1215.42. Auction result comparison: A related jar, but of smaller size and with a sea-green glaze, was sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism on 25 April 2020, lot 256, for EUR 5,688. 六朝褐釉四係陶罐 中國，五至六世紀。陶罐短頸，罐唇外翻，平足，外翻邊寬，肩部飾四耳柄。陶罐上半部覆有細碎褐釉，由深至黑色，不規則滴落至足部，露淺黃色罐胎。 來源：法國私人老收藏。 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，如黑點和窯灰，邊緣和腳部有小碎屑。 重量：2,883 克 尺寸：高28.5 厘米，直徑23.5 厘米 (最寬処) 文獻比較：一件相近的五至六世紀的罐，相近的唇沿和頸部，在英國大不列顛博物館，編號 1924,1215.42。 拍賣結果比較：一件相近但尺寸稍小的青釉罐售于本藝廊Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism 2020年4月25日 lot 256, 售價 EUR 5,688。