Footed bowl (dou)
Majiayao phase, c. 3300-2650 BCE
Description
Bowl with ovoid cross-section supported on a flared pedestal foot with upturned edge and with two angled loop handles at midsection; buff earthenware with abstract decoration painted in black slip and white pigment. Majiayao culture, Majiayao type. From the upper Yellow River valley region; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
Dimensions
H. 16.2 x W. 32.2 x Diam. 26 cm (6 3/8 x 12 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Provenance
[The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 2002] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2002-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
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