A group of ceremonial tubes , most produced by the Liangzhu culture 良渚 (ca. 3300-2250 BCE), Late Neolithic period, ca. 5000-1700 BCE, Jade (nephrite), Gifts of Charles Lang Freer, Arthur M. Sackler, and Dr. Paul Singer. © 2016 Smithsonian Institution...

Painted pottery pot with geometric pattern, Yangshao culture (5000 BC to 3000 BC), Neolithic Period. Palace Museum, Beijing. Pottery amphora with swirl pattern, Majiayao culture (3300 BC to 2000 BC), Neolithic Period. Palace Museum, Beijing. Pottery bowl,...

A burnished black 'egg-shell' pottery stem cup, Neolithic period, Longshan culture, 2nd half 3rd millenium BC (2500-2000 BC), Shandong Province. © Christie's Image 2003 Thinly potted, the deep cup with widely flared rim raised on a tall hollow stem with...

Lot 776. A pale grey pottery tripod ewer, China, Neolithic period, possibly Longshan culture, late 3rd-early 2nd millenium BC; 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) high . Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $6,000 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The body applied...

Ornament in the form of a human face. Longshan culture (ca. 3000'17'' B.C.E.). Jade (nephrite). Photo: Freer Gallery of Art. WASHINGTON, DC.- Ancient jades and bronzes widely considered to be among the greatest treasures of Chinese art returned to public...