9th century
H. 19.8 x Diam. 15.8 cm (7 13/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York
Stoneware with dark brown glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseRed earthenware with stamped decoration
7th-9th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseBurnished black stoneware
8th-9th centuryChineseTang/Five Dynasties white ware, possibly Xing ware: porcelain with clear glaze, the barbed rim knife-cut. Possibly from the Xing kilns, Hebei province.
9th-10th centuryChineseBurnished black earthenware
8th-9th centuryChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: off-white earthenware with applique molded decorative elements and lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over a white-slip ground
9th-11th centuryChineseHuangpu black-glazed ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze decoratively applied over a thick coat of white slip that covers the interior and that portion of the exterior under the lip. From the Huangpu kiln, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
9th-10th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with medium brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware; white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes on the interior and lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze over molded decoration on the exterior
8th-9th centuryChinese