The Pottery Age: An appreciation of Neolithic Ceramics from China
One-hundred examples from the Ronald W. Longsdorf Collection
The Pottery Age
Individually numbered limited edition of 325 copies. Cover image of large painted jar, Majiayao Culture, Machang Phase, 2200 - 2000 BC.
Large Grey Pottery Bowl
Burnished pottery bowl with engraved designs. Zhaobaogou Culture, 5th - 4th millennium BC.
Painted Pottery Jars With Inlays
Majiayao Culture, Machang Phase, 2200 - 2000 BC.
Tall Black 'Eggshell' Pottery Stem Cup
Very fine, wheel-turned waisted cup with a bottle-shaped stem. Longshan Culture, 2500 - 2000 BC.
'White' Pottery Tripod Ewer
Dawenkou, 4300 - 2400 BC.
Large Angular Pottery Jar
Qijia Culture, 2050 - 1700 BC.
Tall 'White' Pottery Ewer
Early Bronze Age, C. Early 2nd millennium BC.
Grey Pottery Tripod Vessel
Medium-sized earthenware pot. Tripod base with incised detail. Bronze Age, 2nd - 1st millennium BC.
Red Pottery Jars
Earthenware pots of varying size with saddle-shaped mouths. Siwa Culture, C. 1350 BC.
Grey Pottery Painted Stem Bowl
Red-painted stem bowl. Neolithic to Bronze Age.
Black 'Eggshell' Pottery Stem Cup
Extremely delicate, wheel-turned cup with columnar stem. Longshan Culture, 2500 - 2000 BC.
Black 'Eggshell' Pottery Stem Cup
Another example of a slotted stemware cup with an interesting globular stem. Longshan Culture, 2500 - 2000 BC.
Grey Pottery Jar
Small earthenware pot with incised design, thought to be of fish. Angangxi Culture, 5th - 4th millennium BC.
Ribbed Pottery Bowls
Dawenkou to Longshan Culture, 4300 - 2000 BC.
Ram And Ewe Vessels
Two vessels thought to represent a ram and ewe. Possibly drinking vessels. Qijia Culture, 2050 - 1700 BC.
Red Pottery Bottle With Human Head
Yangshau Culture, 4800 - 3500 BC.
Red Pottery Jar With Human Head
Majiayao Culture, Machang Phase, 2200 - 2000 BC.
Painted Pottery Jar With Human Face
Majiayao Culture, Machang Phase, 2200 - 2000 BC.
Red Pottery Bottle With Human Head
Yangshau Culture, Banpo to Miaodigou Phase, 4800 - 3500 BC.
Small Painted Pottery Jar
Small earthenware vessel intricately painted with a diamond motif. Qijia Culture, 2050 - 1700 BC.
Red Pottery Bowl
Earthenware bowl with triangular design pricked in. Yangshau Culture, Banpo Phase, 4800 - 4300 BC.
Small Pottery Painted Jar With Two Necks
Unusual earthenware vessel. Exact representation is unknown. Suggestions include a human heart and female sexual anatomy. Majiayao Culture, Banshan Phase, 2600 - 2300 BC.
Grey Pottery Pouring Bowl
Fine example of a burnished vessel. Pinched spout with "eyes" on either side indicate animal representation of some kind. Longshan Culture, 2500 - 2000 BC.
Painted Pottery Jar
Finely painted earthenware vessel. Xindian Culture, 1200 - 500 BC.
Red Pottery Bowl
Fine earthenware bowl with geometric motif. Yangshau Culture, Banpo Phase, 4800 - 4300 BC.
Tall ewer
Tall earthenware ewer with tripod base and trellis handle. Rare in that the lid is included.
Spiral painted earthenware pot
A large earthenware pot painted with a spiral motif.
Painted vessels
Examples of intricately painted earthenware vessels. White details thought to be from teeth.