A HENAN RUSSET-PAINTED BLACK-GLAZED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING, JIN DYNASTY China, 1115-1234. The pear-shaped body rising from a short, massive foot to a waisted neck with a broad, everted rim. The body is decorated in bold yet elegant brush strokes of russet with stylized flower heads on a black glaze. The base left unglazed to reveal the grayish-buff body.

Provenance: An old private estate in New York, USA. North American trade, by repute acquired from the above. The base with an old collector's label, describing the present lot as a Henan bottle, and dating it to the Song dynasty. A second old label next to it, inscribed 'Song bottle Agathe' and with an inventory number.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws, including glaze recesses, the foot with two small chips.

Weight: 1,312 g
Dimensions: Height 28.4 cm

The floral decoration is achieved by painting with an iron-saturated glaze which fires reddish brown instead of black. Wares of this type were made in northern China at the Henan kilns producing Cizhou-type wares and also in southern China at kilns in Fujian.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Henan black and russet glazed vase, dated to the Jin dynasty (1115-1234), in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1947,0712.148.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 10 September 2018, lot 150
Price: USD 9,375 or approx. EUR 11,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine Henan black-glazed russet-painted bottle vase, Jin dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, and size (29.3 cm)



金代河南黑釉鐵鏽花玉壺春瓶
中國，1115-1234年。玉壺春瓶秀氣端莊，圓唇口外折，細長頸，溜肩，垂鼓腹，寬淺圈足。器身內外施黑釉，釉面具光澤。腹部醬褐色彩裝飾兩組折枝花葉紋，清晰不暈散。黑褐二色對比鮮明，黑釉釉面烏亮，褐彩烏光，風格獨具。觀器底，足際露胎。

來源：美國紐約私人舊藏；北美古玩交易市場，據説購於上述舊藏。底部有藏家標籤，描述此瓶為河南窯，為宋代。第二個標籤上寫著“Song bottle Agathe”以及一個收藏編號。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷，包括釉面凹陷，足部有兩個小磕損。

重量：1,312 克
尺寸：高28.4 厘米

文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近金代河南黑釉鐵鏽花瓶，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號1947,0712.148。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約邦瀚斯，2018年9月10日，lot 150
價格：USD 9,375（相當於今日EUR 11,000）
描述：金代黑釉鐵銹彩花卉紋瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的外型、釉面和尺寸 (29.3 厘米)。