A RUSSET-PAINTED BLACK-GLAZED HENAN JAR, JIN TO YUAN DYNASTY China, 1115-1368. The globular body rising from a tapered foot to a short cylindrical neck and waisted mouth, freely painted at the shoulder with leafy lotus sprays against a rich and lustrous black glaze. The foot rim left unglazed to reveal the buff ware. The recessed circular base glazed.

Provenance: From the collection of Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt, and thence by descent to the present owner. Theodor “Teddy” Hahn was a well-known and respected collector of netsuke and other Asian works of art. After spending time in museums to study the early cultures of the world, finding particular interest in their sculptures, he began collecting, remarking “I somehow knew it would have a profound influence on my life. How right I was. And how happy I have been.”
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nicks, some firing flaws and light surface scratches.

Weight: 1,628 g
Dimensions: Height 23.5 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 7 November 2014, lot 501
Price: GBP 4,000 or approx. EUR 5,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A black-glazed Henan globular jar, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, glaze, and motif, as well as the near-identical size (22.2 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 20 March 2015, lot 852
Price: USD 60,000 or approx. EUR 68,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large Cizhou-type russet-painted blackish-brown-glazed jar, China, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 13th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze, and the lotus motif. Note the differences in size (41.3 cm) and execution of glaze and painting.


金至元河南窯口黑釉鉄鏽斑罐
中國，1115-1368年。器型呈小口， 短頸，頸部一道凸紋，溜肩， 圓型鼓腹下收，平底。通體施黑釉，釉面間有鐵鏽窯變斑荷花紋，與濃郁而有光澤的黑釉相映成趣。足緣沒有上釉，露出淺黃色胎。

來源：德國達姆斯達特Teddy Hahn私人收藏，保存至今。Theodor “Teddy” Hahn 曾是知名的根付和亞洲藝術收藏家。他參觀了很多博物館，研究世界早期文化，對造像產生了特別的興趣，他開始收藏，他說：“我不知何故知道它會對我的生活產生深遠的影響。 我是多麼正確。 以及我有多開心。”
品相：品相非常好，有輕微磨損、微小的刻痕、一些燒製缺陷和輕微的表面劃痕。

重量：1,628 克
尺寸：高23.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得, 2014年11月7日, lot 501
價格：GBP 4,000（相當於今日EUR 5,600）
描述：金至元(1115-1368)河南窯口黑釉球型罐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外型、釉色、斑紋，以及幾近相同的尺寸 (22.2 厘米) 。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得, 2015年3月20日, lot 852
價格：USD 60,000 （相當於今日EUR 68,500）
描述：十三世紀大型磁州黑釉鉄鏽斑罐
專家評論：比較相近的外型、釉色和蓮花斑紋。請注意尺寸不同(41.3 厘米) 。