A white pottery goblet, Dawenkou culture, 4300-2400 B.C. 大汶口文化 白陶高腳盃

Ronald W. Longsdorf, The Pottery Age: An Appreciation of Neolithic Ceramics from China, Circa 7000 BC - Circa 1000 BC, Hong Kong, 2020, pl. 45.

Ronald W. Longsdorf, 《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45

The elaborate form of the well-proportioned pottery goblet is an exceptionally rare Neolithic example in a culture where function was prioritised over form. Superbly potted with a trumpet neck resting on a compressed globular centre and splayed foot, set on one side with a loop handle, it appears that the conception and execution of the goblet stretched beyond the mere utilitarian function of the vessel. Compare also a Dawenkou white pottery goblet with a similar form, but potted with a very tall trumpet neck, illustrated in Simon Kwan, Chinese Neolithic Pottery, Hong Kong, 2005, no. 66