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.