12th century
bowl and cover: H. 12.5 x Diam. 15.6 cm (4 15/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co., New York Christie’s, New York, Sale 9822, Lot 83 Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr. Collection, New York (Collection number 112); purchased from Yamanaka and Company, New York, in 1943 Yamanaka and Company, New York
Qingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over combed, molded, and openwork decoration
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the base with a brush-written inscription reading 'Te'
12th-13th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with an all-over coating of white slip under a clear glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseJizhou ware: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseDing-type ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over molded decoration. Perhaps from kilns at Jiexu, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised, carved, and roulette-wheel impressed decoration
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern russet ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
12th centuryChineseJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChinese