ATTRACTIVE CHINESE NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY VESSEL

Majiayao Culture, Ca. 2300 - 2000 BC A painted pottery jar with a globular body, a tapering lower profile, a short neck with a slightly everted rim, and a pair of loop handles set low on the shoulder. The upper body is decorated in dark slip with broad curving bands framing circular medallions, each centred by a cross and encircled by a ring of dots, with a sinuous band around the mid-section. Size: 310mm x 340mm; Weight: 2.09kg. Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in R.H. private collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9565, English and Continental Furniture, Tapestries and Works of, 19 Feb 2003, Lot 229.