Lot 119. A relief-impressed globular high-fired grey pottery jar, Warring States (475-221 BCE); 11in high and 16 1/2in across (28cm high and 42cm across). Sold for US$3,570 (Estimate US$3,000-5,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023

With high shoulder, wide globular body and short everted neck, the shoulder and body with fifteen rows of unusual relief-impressed barbed scrolls that cover the majority of the body, stopping below the simply incised short neck and above the plain flat foot.

Property from The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection

Note: For a slightly smaller example with a more usual cloth-impressed weave design from the collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung, see Sotheby's London, 8 December 2022, lot 110.

Bonhams. CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, New York, March 20, 2023