Date: Liangzhu Culture (3100-2200 BC), Neolithic Age
Dimensions: Overall height 21.7 cm, Diameter of mouth 7.5 cm, Girth 15.7 cm, Diameter of bottom 9.5 cm
Material: Black pottery
Unearthed at Fuquanshan Site, Qingpu District, Shanghai in 1986

• Object Type：
  • CERAMICS
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Ceramics Gallery
• Tag：
  • jar liangzhu culture neolithic pottery fuquanshan site shanghai

Liangzhu Culture, distributed in regions including Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other areas was so named since it was discovered in Liangzhu, Yuhang, Zhejiang province in 1936. Pottery ware of this kind is best represented by black pottery made of grey clay, bright and refined surface as well as unique and structured shape, a minority of the pieces being carved with meticulous and smooth patterns. This jar has a delicate shape and pitch-dark shiny surface with several wide painted reddish-brown lines, the ring foot of which is decorated with three sets of openwork geometric patterns.