12th-14th century
6.9 x 17.9 cm (2 11/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Sotheby's, London
Tin-glazed earthenware
16th centuryItalianNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) incised on base; "Jianfu gong Jingsheng zhai louxia yong" (Palace of Established Happiness, used in the Studio of Esteemed Excellence, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date; metal repairs
15th centuryChineseCizhou-type cut-glaze ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration cut into the glaze before firing. From the Ciyaobao kilns, Lingwu county, Ningxia Huizu Autonomous Region.
12th-13th centuryChineseBuff-colored earthenware painted with black (manganese), yellow (lead-tin), and green (copper) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryBlack earthenware with incised and openwork decoration, the surface burnished before firing. Middle and Lower Yellow River area; Shandong and Jiangsu provinces; possibly from Shandong province.
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCeramic
PersianPlain celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised bowstring-line border
11th centuryKoreanSilver, gilt
18th centuryBritishPale blue glass
1st-2nd century CERomanGreen-gray glaze on red earthenware(?); gold lacquer repairs on mouth and body
14th-15th centuryThaiBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
20th centuryKorean