Shang Dynasty black pottery vessel with incised decoration
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Chinese Shang Dynasty pottery vessel, in black pottery, of tapering form, with incised liner and cross hatched decoration, with lug handle, a/f, height 13 cm. Provenance: Purchased between 1938- 1970, the Estate of the late Walter Hochstadter, then by descent. Many items from the Hochstadter Collection were sold at Christies 18th/19th March 2009. See Christies write up Walter in fine Chinese ceramics and works of Art including jades from the fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19th March 2009. Also see Christies, New York, the Falk collection I, important Chinese ceramics and works of Art, Thursday, 20th September, 2001.
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- Cross Hatching - A decorative technique used in art, decorative arts, gilded frames and furniture to indicate light and shade through sets of parallel lines crossing each other at an oblique or right angle. The lines can be incised or engraved, as on metalware and ceramics, drawn or painted as in works of art and ceramics, or carved or applied as in furniture and mirrors. When used in art, the lines are usually very close together, whereas when used on ceramics, frames or furniture the lines may be much further apart effectively creating a square or diamond shape, which may contain further decoration.
- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
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