Chinese Dingyao Russet Splashed Black Glazed Double Gourd Vase. Finely potted with a rounded spherical lower body joined with a pear-shaped upper body, the short, waisted neck terminates in an everted lip, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze highlighted with russet splashes, the unglazed foot reveals the grainy white stone ware. {Height: 13 1/2 inches (34.3 cm)}. Property from a San Francisco Collection.