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A RARE EARLY PAINTED RED POTTERY OVOID JAR
Neolithic period, probably Qijia Culture, circa 2050-1700BC
The tapered rounded body decorated with columns of geometric
meander designs in dark red contrasting with the lighter red-brown
ware, rising to a flared neck with a pair of handles to the sides, fitted
box. 25cm (9 7/8in) high (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
HK$32,000 - 53,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000
Provenance: The Feng Wen Tang Collection of Early Chinese
Ceramics, Bonhams Hong Kong, October 2014, lot 252.

For a comparable painted two-handled oviform jar, see Simon Kwan,
Chinese Neolithic Pottery, op.cit., nos.105, 106, which he describes
as coming from the Qijia Culture. He notes that red pottery with
red-painted patterns is a special type of Qijia Culture ware. A similar
painted jar was unearthed at Yatou, Lanzhou, Gansu Province; see
Zhongguo Taoci Quanji: Xinshiqi Shidai, no.145 373

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A LARGE NEOLITHIC POTTERY OVOID JAR A LARGE NEOLITHIC OVOID JAR
Probably Majiayao Yangshao Culture Gansu 2300 - 2000 B.C. Probably Majiayao Yangshao Culture Gansu 2300 - 2000 B.C.
Of brown and tan earthenware, the upper part painted in black with Of brown and tan earthenware, the upper part painted in black with
a series of curved swags above a wavy line, the shoulders with dot a series of curved swags above a wavy line, the shoulders with
motifs in square painted panels with traces of red painting. 42.5cm hatched painting in circles with traces of red painting. 42cm (16
(16 3/4in) high 1/2in) high
£1,000 - 1,500 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000 HK$11,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000 CNY8,800 - 13,000
Property From a Distinguished Private Collection. Property From a Distinguished Private Collection.

Provenance: Purchased from Pao & Moltke in Toronto, March 2002, Provenance: Purchased from Pao & Moltke in Toronto, March 2002,
by repute. by repute.

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