10th century
H. 10.8 x Diam. 16 cm (4 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Stoneware with dark brown glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseLiao 'sancai' (three-color) ware: white-slipped, brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed green and amber glaze over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
10th-11th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, carved, and applique decoration. Probably from the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejian province.
10th-11th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
10th-11th centuryChineseTransparent emerald-green glass with red lead pigment on the surface
8th-12th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: gray (or possibly brick-red) earthenware with lead-fluxed, dark brown glaze over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze
10th-11th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: buff earthenware with lead-fluxed, orange-brown glaze over incised decoration, the decoration incised into the wash of white slip that covers the vessel's interior, the white slip continuing over the upper portion of the exterior
10th-11th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware covered all over with white slip, the floral decoration incised and the patterned background stamped into the white slip ground, all under a clear glaze
10th-11th centuryChineseCast bronze with a cast inscription on vessel floor
10th-13th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over a thin coating of white slip. From the Yaozhou kilns, Huangpuzhen, Tongchuan, Shaanxi province
10th centuryChinese