A Fine Chinese Warring States Burnished and Incised Pottery Jar (475 - 221 BC). A large jar made from a fine-grained grey pottery with a highly burnished surface, extremely smooth to the touch. Around the shoulder are many bands of lightly incised geometric patterns. The surface colours vary from black to shades of grey due to conditions in the kiln during firing. There are also areas of burial deposits on the surface in places. Diameter 32 cm (12.5 inches), height 25 cm (9.75 inches). Warring States period (475 – 221 BC).
Provenance: from the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.