12th cent. - 13th cent.
box and cover: H. 5.1 x Diam. 12.1 cm (2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased from Kaikodo, New York
Ceramic
18th centuryJapaneseMixed media
17th centuryGerman?Gray stoneware with kiln-darkened surface
11th-13th centuryKoreanProto-porcelain ware: stoneware with natural ash glaze
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseWhite earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: pinkish buff earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green and amber-yellow glazes over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze over applique molded decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryVietnameseTerracotta
2nd century CEGreekEnamelled porcelain: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels, with inscriptions on base of each reading "Dainippon Kutani Shei-ei-do-sei"
19th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
12th centuryByzantineLead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze (now much degraded) over a white slip ground on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior
8th centuryChinese