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
White stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseHuangdao ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze with variegated light blue suffusions
8th-9th centuryChineseXing or Xing-type ware: porcellaneous white stoneware with pale blue glaze over white slip on the interior and upper portion of the exterior; probably from kilns in Hebei province, perhaps from the Xing kilns at Neiqiu, Hebei province
9th-10th 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 centuryChineseBurnished black earthenware
8th-9th centuryChineseTurned bronze
7th-9th 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 olive-green ash glaze over applique lug handles
8th-9th centuryChineseLushan ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze embellished with variegated light blue splashes. Probably from the Duandian kiln, Lushan county, Henan province.
8th-9th centuryChineseStoneware with dark brown glaze and overglaze blue splashes
8th-9th centuryChineseWhite ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseBurnished black stoneware
8th-9th centuryChinese