Lot 1041. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A cord-marked pottery bottle with two handles, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, Banpo phase, circa 4800-3600 BC; 34.5 cm high. Price realised USD 8,820 (Estimate USD 3,000 – USD 5,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1987.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987-2023.
Lot 1042. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A large painted pottery jar, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Machang type, late 3rd millennium BC; 38 cm high. Price realised USD 11,340 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: Christie's New York, 2 December 1985, lot 10.
Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986-2023.
Lot 1043. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A rare painted pottery basin, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Majiayao type, late 4th-early 3rd millennium BC; 38 cm high. Price realised USD 11,340 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: Christie's New York, 5 June 1986, lot 3.
Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Literature: S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, p. 6, no. 4.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986-2023.
Lot 1044. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A painted pottery pear-shaped jar, Neolithic period, Xindian culture, late 2nd-early 1st millennium BC; 29.1 cm high. Price realised USD 4,410 (Estimate USD 3,000 – USD 5,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1986.
Literature: S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, p. 9, no. 9.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986-2023.
Lot 1045. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A rare painted pottery basin, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Majiayao type, late 4th-early 3rd millennium BC; 27.8 cm high. Price realised USD 2,772 (Estimate USD 3,000 – USD 5,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: Bluett, London (according to label).
Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1986.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986-2023.
Lot 1046. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A large painted pottery jar, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Machang type, late 3rd millennium BC; 35 cm high. Price realised USD 10,080 (Estimate USD 3,000 – USD 5,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: Christie's New York, 6 June 1985, lot 4.
Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985-2023.
Lot 1047. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A painted pottery basin, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Majiayao type, late 3rd millennium BC; 18 cm high. Price realised USD 3,276 (Estimate USD 3,000 – USD 5,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: Christie's New York, 6 June 1985, lot 12.
Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985-2023.
Lot 1048. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A large painted pottery jar, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Machang type, late 3rd millennium BC; 44 cm wide across. Price realised USD 15,120 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: Christie's New York, 2 December 1985, lot 7.
Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Literature: S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, p. 7, no. 6.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986-2023.
Lot 1049. Property from the Collection of Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt). A large impressed grey pottery globular jar, Warring States period, 4th-3rd century BC; 34 cm high, cloth box. Price realised USD 6,930 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000) © Christie's 2023
Provenance: The Hardy Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from the Sze Yuan Tang; Christie's New York, 21 September 1995, lot 2.
Lady Thomson (Judith Ogden Bullitt, 1939-2021) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Exhibited: On loan: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986-2023.
Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 21 sept. & 22 sept. 2023
