A rare black-glazed twin-handled bowl, Northern China, 13th or 14th century

A rare black-glazed twin-handled bowl Northern China, 13th or 14th century the robustly potted vessel of deep rounded form rising from a slightly tapered base to an upright rim, flanked by a pair of loop handles, the exterior further embellished with small applied bosses arranged in clustered groups, covered overall in a lustrous black glaze, the glaze falling irregularly above the foot to reveal the buff-coloured body 11.5cm wide x 9cm high Provenance: Collection of Wilfred Stuart Delano Barnes (1934-2024) and by family descent, collection no. 81 Stuart worked for Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong from 1962, serving for many years as Group Financial Controller and ultimately as Financial Director. Compare a very similar example at the Metropolitan Museum, Gift of Lai-Yuan & Company, through C. T. Loo, 1915, museum accession number 15.158 宋/元 贛州窯黑釉乳釘雙耳爐 拍品來源：威爾弗雷德·斯圖爾特·德拉諾·巴恩斯 (Wilfred Stuart Delano Barnes, 1934–2024) 舊藏，後由家族遞藏，收藏編號no. 81。斯圖爾特自1962年起於香港怡和洋行任職，多年來擔任集團財務總監，並最終升任財務董事。 Condition Report: some firing imperfections two small knocks to the base Condition Report Disclaimer, A rare black-glazed twin-handled bowl, A rare black-glazed twin-handled bowl Northern China, 13th or 14th century the robustly potted vessel of deep rounded form rising from a slightly tapered base to an upright rim, flanked by a pair of loop handles, the exterior further embellished with small applied bosses arranged in clustered groups, covered overall in a lustrous black glaze, the glaze falling irregularly above the foot to reveal the buff-coloured body 11.5cm wide x 9cm high Provenance: Collection of Wilfred Stuart Delano Barnes (1934-2024) and by family descent, collection no. 81 Stuart worked for Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong from 1962, serving for many years as Group Financial Controller and ultimately as Financial Director. Compare a very similar example at the Metropolitan Museum, Gift of Lai-Yuan & Company, through C. T. Loo, 1915, museum accession number 15.158 宋/元 贛州窯黑釉乳釘雙耳爐 拍品來源：威爾弗雷德·斯圖爾特·德拉諾·巴恩斯 (Wilfred Stuart Delano Barnes, 1934–2024) 舊藏，後由家族遞藏，收藏編號no. 81。斯圖爾特自1962年起於香港怡和洋行任職，多年來擔任集團財務總監，並最終升任財務董事。, Provenance:, Condition Report:, some firing imperfections, two small knocks to the base, Condition Report Disclaimer

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