17th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Asian Art Holiday Sale
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A SMALL PAINTED POTTERY JAR, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, YANGSHAO CULTURE
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
China, c. 3000 BC. Well potted, the globular body surmounted by a short waisted neck with a flared mouth, and applied with a pair of loop handles. The exterior freely painted in black and brown with a geometric pattern of alternating hatched and coiled designs below a triple line border encircling the neck.
Provenance: From a private estate in the United Kingdom.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Wear, firing irregularities, few nicks, light scratches, minuscule flaking, encrustations.
Weight: 478 g
Dimensions: Length 17 cm
The Yangshao culture, a Neolithic civilization that thrived along the middle reaches of the Yellow River from approximately 5000 BC to 3000 BC, is one of the earliest significant cultures in ancient China. Named after the Yangshao site in western Henan, this culture was first unearthed in 1921 by Swedish geologist Johan Gunnar Andersson. Yangshao communities were spread across the regions of Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi, marking an early phase of agricultural and artistic development in China. Yangshao artisans made pottery entirely by hand, shaping clay vessels without wheels and using techniques like coiling and smoothing to form various sizes and shapes. They decorated these pieces with white, red, and black mineral-based pigments, applying human faces, animal figures, fish, and geometric patterns in balanced, symmetrical designs.
Many motifs had symbolic meanings, possibly linked to agriculture, nature, and community rituals. The bold designs emphasized the vessels’ contours and were often framed with intricate, looping lines and spirals. These pottery styles gradually spread westward to influence the Majiayao culture and reached as far as Xinjiang and Central Asia, demonstrating the reach of Yangshao’s artistry.
China, c. 3000 BC. Well potted, the globular body surmounted by a short waisted neck with a flared mouth, and applied with a pair of loop handles. The exterior freely painted in black and brown with a geometric pattern of alternating hatched and coiled designs below a triple line border encircling the neck.
Provenance: From a private estate in the United Kingdom.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Wear, firing irregularities, few nicks, light scratches, minuscule flaking, encrustations.
Weight: 478 g
Dimensions: Length 17 cm
The Yangshao culture, a Neolithic civilization that thrived along the middle reaches of the Yellow River from approximately 5000 BC to 3000 BC, is one of the earliest significant cultures in ancient China. Named after the Yangshao site in western Henan, this culture was first unearthed in 1921 by Swedish geologist Johan Gunnar Andersson. Yangshao communities were spread across the regions of Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi, marking an early phase of agricultural and artistic development in China. Yangshao artisans made pottery entirely by hand, shaping clay vessels without wheels and using techniques like coiling and smoothing to form various sizes and shapes. They decorated these pieces with white, red, and black mineral-based pigments, applying human faces, animal figures, fish, and geometric patterns in balanced, symmetrical designs.
Many motifs had symbolic meanings, possibly linked to agriculture, nature, and community rituals. The bold designs emphasized the vessels’ contours and were often framed with intricate, looping lines and spirals. These pottery styles gradually spread westward to influence the Majiayao culture and reached as far as Xinjiang and Central Asia, demonstrating the reach of Yangshao’s artistry.
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