12th-13th century
H. 7.7 x Diam. 15.9 cm (3 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased from dealer Mason Wong, Hong Kong
Cast bronze; with inscription on the vessel floor and interior of cover
20th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseWhite nephrite
18th centuryChineseWhite ware: porcelain with clear glaze
20th centuryKoreanBronze
16th centuryGermanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lower portion dressed with dark brown slip.
12th centuryChineseCanton ware: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome and gold enamels
19th centuryChineseMetal
15th-16th centuryItalianTerracotta; glazed
9th-8th century BCEGreekYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved and incised decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
19th centuryKoreanTerracotta
2nd millennium BCEHurrian