Color-painted Pottery Pot with Dragon and Phoenix Designs in Relief

Painted pottery began from the Late Neolithic period about 5,000 years ago. Typically, such pottery vessels are painted with red, white, yellow, brown, and black directly on the grey ceramic surface, or on a white or tan slip. To reach colourful effect, this vessel is applied with many colors including red, green, blue and black, white and yellow. The elaborate pattern remains vibrant after more than 2,000 years.