first quarter 12th century
5.1 x 7.6 cm (2 x 3 in.)
Probably Ru ware: light gray stoneware body with pale bluish celadon glaze. Probably from the Ru kilns, Henan province
12th centuryChineseProbably Ru ware: light gray stoneware body with pale bluish green celadon glaze over carved vertical rib. Probably from the Ru kilns, Henan province
12th centuryChineseProbably Ru ware: light gray stoneware body with pale bluish celadon glaze over carved decoration. Probably from the Ru kilns, Henan province
11th-12th centuryChineseRu ware: light gray stoneware body with pale bluish celadon glaze, the glaze with white to buff cloudiness due either to under firing or to burial (in the waste heap at the kiln site). From the Ru kilns, Henan province
12th centuryChineseProbably Ru ware: light gray stoneware body with pale bluish green glaze, the interior glaze with white to buff cloudiness due either to under firing or to burial (in the waste heap at the kiln site). Probably from the Ru kilns, Henan province
12th centuryChinesePossibly Ru ware: light gray stoneware body with bluish celadon glaze. Possibly from the Ru kilns, Henan province
11th-12th centuryChineseGuan ware: dark gray stoneware with light grayish blue glaze. From the guan kilns near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
12th-13th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: pale gray stoneware body with a lightly crackled, bluish green celadon glaze over molded decor. From the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province
12th-13th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: pale gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze. From the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province
12th-13th centuryChineseGuan ware: dark gray stoneware with light grayish blue glaze. From the guan kilns near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province
12th-13th centuryChineseGuan ware: molded dark gray stoneware with misfired, or degraded, light grayish blue glaze. From the guan kilns near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province
12th-13th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: pale gray stoneware body with a lustrous, lightly crackled, bluish green celadon glaze. From the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province.
12th-13th centuryChinese