An unusual Chinese qingbai iron-splashed ewer

An unusual Chinese qingbai iron-splashed ewer, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the ovoid body raised on a low, straight foot, the shoulder applied with a pair of small loops set between the curved spout and ribbed handle, the body covered with a pale qingbai glaze with dark iron-brown splashes, the base with the collector's label 'W. Burchard', 10.5cm highProvenance: Private English Collection and by family descent. Compare with a similar ewer with iron splashes at Jiangxi Provincial Musuem北宋 景德镇窑青白釉点褐彩注壶拍品来源：英国私人收藏，后在家族传承至今Condition Report: The glaze with kiln dust and wear, one minute chip to the spoutCondition Report Disclaimer