A red pottery Neolithic bowl, Banpo-type, Yangshou culture, 5th Millennium BCE, 10 cm diameter, 7.6 cm high. Reference: See 'Transitory and Timeless: Ancient Chinese pottery', The Chinese Porcelain Co, 2002, cat no 1; Also, Sothebys NY, 30/3/2007, lot 578 for similar examples.