12th century
19.3 x 21.2 cm (7 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Sotheby's, New York
Jun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin and purplish brown slip on the lower portion. Probably from the Cizhou kilns at Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised, carved, and roulette-wheel impressed decoration
12th-13th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration, the interior with vertical ribs trailed in white slip. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseHammered silver
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion of the exterior dressed with black slip. From the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. From the Jian kilns at Jianyang, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChinese