Ronald W. Longsdorf, The Pottery Age: An Appreciation of Neolithic Ceramics from China, Circa 7000 BC - Circa 1000 BC, Hong Kong, 2020, pl. 25.

Ronald W. Longsℱdorf，《陶誌：中國新石器時代陶器 約西元前7000年 – ♏前1000年》，香港，2020年，圖版25

The present jar is a perfect testament demonstrating how Neolithic potters adroitly drew&꧋nbsp;inspiration from their daily routine, as well 🔴as their innovation in using materials readily available to them to ornate utilitarian wares.

The bulbous body of the jar is painted with cross-hatching resembling what one would imagine as a fishing cage. The design is further enhanced by irregular white shell bosses each set on a black lacquer-like adhesive.♈ The decoration on the prese❀nt piece draws strong allusions to the fishing culture, one of the common lifestyles in Neolithic societies.

Compare a shorter jar with similar inlays from the same collection, included in Ronald W. Longsdorf, op.cit., pl. 24, and sold in these rooms, 25th May 2022, lot 815; and another example from the Meiyintang collection, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang collection, London, 1994-2006, vol. 3, no. 1048.

新石器時期陶器，紋飾多取材於生活事物ꦑ，並利用身邊可取得之元素裝飾器物，本品便是一例。此罐嵌飾白色貝殼，利用黑漆類的物質黏合，並♏繪以菱格紋，猶如捕魚之器，反映古代生活方式。

比較另一嵌寶陶罐，收入 Ronald🍷 W. Longsdorf，前述出處，圖版24。玫茵堂珍藏也有一例，錄於康蕊君《玫茵堂中國陶瓷》，1994-2006年，倫敦，卷3，編號1048。