5th-3rd century BCE
Small covered jar in the form of an owl, the jar globular in form with short, straight neck, the lid in the form of an owl’s head; light gray stoneware with incised decoration representing feathers.
H. 7.5 x Diam. 6.2 cm (2 15/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
[Eskenazi Ltd., London, July 2001] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation, Woodside, CA (2001-2006), partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
Raku ware: light gray earthenware with black glaze and with seal on underside shoulder reading, "Raku"
19th centuryJapaneseSilver
18th centuryBritishSilver
19th centuryBritishNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseQianlong-style molded porcelain: porcelain with molded decoration under very pale blue qingbai-type glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseEarthenware with traces of painted decor
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLeaded bronze
3rd-1st century BCEEtruscanTerracotta
GreekImitation Jun ware: porcelain with variegated purple glaze. Perhaps made at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province.
18th centuryChineseSilver
17th centuryBritishTerracotta
5th century BCEGreek