W. Zhou dynasty, 1000-900 BC, ceramic pottery jar with impressed imprints 19.5cm Large pottery jar of ovoid form with flat base, short neck and lipped rim. The body is decorated with an allover paddle-impressed pattern, consisting of rows of squares, possibly textile imprints. The pottery is hard fired and has burnt to a reddish-brown color. Height: 7.75 in = 19.5 cm; Upper gorge opening diameter: 3.4 in. = 88 mm = 8.8 cm; Base diameter: 5 in. = 12.5 cm = 125 mm; Widest diameter: 8 in. = 20 cm; Weight: 1 kg 600 g = 1600 g = 3 lb. 8 oz. Age: Western Zhou dynasty, 1000-900 BC Condition: excellent for the age, genuine dark patina, no defects Provenance: from California estate auction. References High-fired earthenware is known in Chinese as yingtao: hard pottery and pieces from early periods nearly always display geometric surface patterns that are impressed with either a wooden paddle or a textile. This type of vessel emerged in the late Neolithic period in south-eastern China, with production reaching a peak in the Bronze Age and gradually declining during the Han dynasty. Vessels of this type have an uneven shape, because they were hand-built by the coiling method, rather than thrown on the potters wheel. A jar of this type is in the Meiyintang collection. Other examples are in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and in the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Condition excellent for the age, genuine dark patina, no defects
Low Estimate: 3000;
High Estimate: 6000;
Original: Yes;