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           A LARGE NEOLITHIC POTTERY OVOID   A LARGE NEOLITHIC OVOID JAR      A BURNISHED BLACK POTTERY STEM
           JAR                               Probably Majiayao Yangshao Culture Gansu   CUP
           Probably Majiayao Yangshao Culture Gansu   2300 - 2000 B.C.        Neolithic period, Longshan Culture, circa
           2300 - 2000 B.C.                  The brown and tan earthenware jar painted   2500-2000 BC
           The brown and tan earthenware jar painted   to the upper section painted in black with a   Crisply and thinly potted as a simple flaring
           to the upper section in black with a series   series of curved swags above a wavy line,   cup on a hollow stem drilled with alternating
           of curved swags above a wavy line, the   the shoulders with hatched painting in circles   holes and lozenge-shaped apertures, all on a
           shoulders with dot motifs in square painted   with traces of red painting. 42cm (16 1/2in)   domed base.
           panels with traces of red painting. 42.5cm   high                  14cm (5 1/2in) high
           (16 3/4in) high
                                             £800 - 1,200                     £1,500 - 2,000
           £800 - 1,200                      HK$7,800 - 12,000                HK$15,000 - 19,000
           HK$7,800 - 12,000                 CNY6,800 - 10,000                CNY13,000 - 17,000
           CNY6,800 - 10,000
                                             Property From a Distinguished Private   Provenance
           Property From a Distinguished Private   Collection.                A European private collection
           Collection.
                                             Provenance                       Illustrated
           Provenance                        Purchased from Pao & Moltke in Toronto,   Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from
           Purchased from Pao & Moltke in Toronto,   March 2002, by repute.   Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, including
           March 2002, by repute.                                             the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn,
                                                                              2002, p.20, fig.216.


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