Lot 179: A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR Majiayao culture, Banshan type, Gansu province

A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY JAR

Majiayao culture, Banshan type, Gansu province

The globular body tapers down to small flat foot, lively painted in black and red on the upper register with alternating vertical 'cowry' and 'fishnet' panels, a band of concentric circles at the base of the neck below bands of 'fishnet' and triangular patterns, a pair of loop handles applied at the waist and a pair of small 'ear' handles flanking the straight neck.


12in (30.5cm) high

新石器時代 馬家窯文化 半坡類型 甘肅 紅黑彩陶長頸雙耳雙繫罐



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Spink & Son Ltd., London, 16 January 1985

Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 146

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015-present




來源：

倫敦 Spink & Son Ltd. 古董行，1985 年 1 月 16 日

佛羅倫斯 (1920-2018) 及赫伯特·歐雲 (1917-2016) 伉儷（Florence and Herbert Irving）舊藏，藏品編號 146

歐雲伉儷贈，2015 年

大都會藝術博物館，2015 年迄今



This pottery jar exemplifies the distinctive characteristics of the Majiayao culture, a notable Neolithic civilization situated predominantly in the upper Yellow River region, China. Renowned for its painted potteries, the Majiayao culture holds historical significance as it marks the initial widespread settlement of agricultural communities in the Upper Yellow River region.



Compare with a related painted pottery jar, Majiayao culture, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2022, lot 100.

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