A Chinese white glazed ewer, dating from the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). The Cizhou ware white glazed ewer with a slightly fluted cylindrical body slopes inwards halfway upwards to a long neck and flared mouth. A curved wide handle on one side and long sloping spout on the other. The thick glaze pools unevenly at the base around the unglazed stoneware. standing on a short circular unglazed foot ringH. 9 1/4" (23.5 cm) L:6"(15.2 cm)Provenance: collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937)Condition: in overall good condition with edge scrapes and an edge chip on the rim, the tip of the spout has chipped off and restored, uneven surface glaze due to firing imperfection