NEOLITHIC PERIOD, QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2050-1700 BC

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A SMALL RED POTTERY BIRD-FORM EWER
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2050-1700 BC
Hollow-modelled as a plump whimsical bird supported on two legs and a stump-like tail, its small head with hollow eyes picked out in black turned to the side opposite the circular spout
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare the slightly smaller bird-shaped ewer (12 cm.) of similar form, with open beak, illustrated by R. Krahl in Sammlung Julius Eberhardt - Frühe Chinesische Kunst, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 67.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C104b26 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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