Lot Essay
Cf.A similar cup sold in our New York Rooms, 27 November 1991, lot 244
This vessel is of a type called hu by the Chinese archaeologist who unearthed similar vessels at the Chengzi site in Zuchengxian, Shandong province, from the stratum corresponding to the Longshan culture. See Kaogu Xuebo, 1980, no.3, pl.67, fig.33
This vessel is of a type called hu by the Chinese archaeologist who unearthed similar vessels at the Chengzi site in Zuchengxian, Shandong province, from the stratum corresponding to the Longshan culture. See Kaogu Xuebo, 1980, no.3, pl.67, fig.33