A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY DUCK-FORM VESSEL, QIJIA CULTURE

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A NEOLITHIC PAINTED POTTERY DUCK-FORM VESSEL, QIJIA CULTURE Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 6 August 2026, based on sample number C126j70, sets the firing date of both samples taken between 3200 and 4800 years ago, consistent with the dating above. A copy of the report accompanies this lot. Expert’s note Neatly painted in sepia with geometric designs forming a herringbone-like pattern similar to the triangular lappets and cross-hatched motifs characteristic of contemporaneous Neolithic wares. The geometric designs are comparable to those found on other pottery vessels of the period and were likely inspired by motifs drawn from the potters’ daily environment, perhaps evoking elements of the natural world, such as mountains reflected in water. Compare a small jar of plain form, painted in similar tones with triangular motifs, dated Qijia Culture, illustrated in Ronald W. Longsdorf, The Pottery Age: An Appreciation of Neolithic Ceramics from China, Circa 7000 BC - Circa 1000 BC, Hong Kong, 2020, pl. 73, and later sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2022, lot 830. China, 2050-1700 BC. Dexterously modeled, the double-tapered body evoking a highly abstracted avian form, set upon a conical foot, and extending into a fragmented tail-like projection and a slightly raised narrowing mouth with a subtly everted rim, flanked by small loop handles. The surface is boldly painted in reddish-brown tones, organized into several registers containing cross-hatched patterns and rhomboidal motifs. Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm, Length 41.2 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related Yangshao culture boat-shaped vessel, excavated in 1958 in Beishouling, Shaanxi, and now in the National Museum of China. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 November 2022, lot 829 Price: HKD 201,600 or approx. EUR 24,500 (for two) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related animal subject. Note the smaller size (16.5 cm) and lack of painted decoration.

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