Lot 78. A large pottery jar, Neolithic period, Majiayao Culture, Machang type, late 3rd millennium B.C.; 49cm across handles; 44.5cm high. Sold for US$5,376 (Estimate US$2,000-3,000). © Bonhams 2025

The top of the vessel boldly painted with four large roundels and cross-hatched pattern, the short neck everted at the rim decorated with zig-zagged design, a pair of lug handles at the waist, the body tapering down to a small flat foot.

Provenance: Art Treasures Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996
Private Collection, Greenwich, Connecticut

Bonhams. CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART INCLUDING THE FRANCINE AND BERNARD WALD COLLECTION OF FINE SNUFF BOTTLES, PART I. New York, 17 March 2025