Lot 295. A small painted pottery jar, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Banshan phase, c. 1500 B.C. Height 14 cm, 5½ in. Lot sold: 3,528 GBP (Estimate: 1,000 - 2,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.

the bulging hipped form with waisted neck and flared rim, set with a pair of strap handles to each side of the neck, painted overall with a checkerboard diaper divided into panels by vertical serrated strips.

Provenance: Galaxie Art & Gift Co., Hong Kong, 11th November 1985.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December 2022