Lot 9327. A Neolithic pottery tripod vessel, li, Lower Xiajiadian Culture, 2200-1600 BCE. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,700 - 4,500). Photo Bonhams.

The beaker shaped with a wide everted mouth rim surmounting a long tapered cylindrical body raised upon three hollow conical legs, the clay of dark buff hue and showing possible traces of black slip beneath the surface soil deposits. 10in (25.4cm) high

Property from the Monterey Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the Museum Funds 

Note: The Lower Xiajiadian Culture, contemporary with Shang and Zhou, was centered in northeast China. The culture was named for lower layer of excavation at the type site of Xiajiadian, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. The beaker shape was found at numerous burials, possibly used as a ritual funerary wine vessel.

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS, 2016-06-29 10:00 PDT - SAN FRANCISCO