A HENAN BOTTLE VASE, SONG OR JIN DYNASTYChina, 960-1234. The elegant pear-shaped body rising from a short tapering foot to a straight long neck with rolled rim, covered overall in a lustrous brown-black glaze except for the foot pad, the body freely painted with a few russet splashes.Provenance: Laurent Wannieck, Paris, France. The collection of Mr. L., Paris, acquired from the above, and thence by descent in the same family. A copy of the original invoice from Laurent Wannieck, Paris, on 6 February 1929, no. 33152, stating a purchase price of FRF 900, apanies this lot.Condition: Very good condition with old wear, few small chips along the foot ring, and expected firing flaws including pitting and a thin firing crack to the foot.Weight: 1,228 gDimensions: Height 27.3 cmLiteratureparison:Compare a related Henan russet splashed, iron-brown glazed vase, Jin dynasty, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1930,0719.11.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2022, lot 420Price: HKD 88,200 or approx.EUR 11,000 converted at the time of writingDescription: A russet-splashed black-glazed bottle vase, Yuhuchunping, Northern Song to Jin dynastyExpert remark:pare the related form and closely related black glaze and russet splashes. Note the related size (29.3 cm).宋或金河南長頸瓶中國，960-1234年。直口，細長頸，削肩，肩以下漸碩，腹下部豐滿。通體施黑釉，少量赤褐色斑紋。