Lot 59
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[DRINKING CULTURE] CHINESE FABRIC-IMPRESSED POTTERY CUP
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, WARRING STATE PERIOD
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
東周戰國 灰陶印布紋杯
delicately potted, the rounded exterior decorated with an impressed linen pattern
Dimensions
9cm diameter
Provenance
Private collection, London;
Formerly in Edward ‘Ted’ Wrangham Collection, O.B.E. (1928-2009)
倫敦私人收藏；
前Edward ‘Ted’ Wrangham O.B.E.（1928–2009）收藏。
Footnote
The base applied with labels no. “95”, and the other label reading “Chou Dynasty Cup, Shouchow Ware, Bulletin Mus. [Museum] of Far Eastern Art, Vol. 24”
Two closely comparable examples dated to the Warring States period are in the Meiyintang Collection, see Krahl, R. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume One, Azimuth Editions, London, 1994, nos. 60 and 61, p. 47. A related example of an impressed pottery jar, the body similarly decorated overall with cloth impression, Warring States period, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 September 2025, lot 5145. Another closely comparable fabric impressed jar of similar size (8.9cm wide), also dated to the Warring States period, was in the Estate of Suzanne G. Valenstein and on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York during 1992-2021, then sold at Christie's New York, 2 Apr 2026, lot 49.