Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd thermoluminescence test, no.C298a58, is consistent with the dating of this lot.
Kui, similar to the present lot, have been widely found in Dawenkou and Longshan Culture sites, and several have the characteristic horizontal 'rope twist' bands across the body and 'rope twist' handles. See the example excavated at Liangchengzhen, Rizhao xian, Shandong province, now in the Metropolitan Museum, illustrated by Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, fig.14, p.15. A white pottery example with single 'rope twist' band across the body was sold in these Rooms, 1 December 1997, lot 152.
Kui, similar to the present lot, have been widely found in Dawenkou and Longshan Culture sites, and several have the characteristic horizontal 'rope twist' bands across the body and 'rope twist' handles. See the example excavated at Liangchengzhen, Rizhao xian, Shandong province, now in the Metropolitan Museum, illustrated by Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, fig.14, p.15. A white pottery example with single 'rope twist' band across the body was sold in these Rooms, 1 December 1997, lot 152.