late 7th-8th century
H. 11.4 x Diam. 13 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-2000), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.
Cizhou-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 centuryChineseMino ware, probably Seto type: light gray stoneware with bluish-black glaze, the
15th-17th centuryJapaneseSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
4th century BCEEtruscanSilver
18th centuryAmericanHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration.
20th centuryGermanPorcelain with overglaze red, green, and gold enamels
18th centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a circle on the base
18th centuryChinesePunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over decoration lightly brushed in white slip
16th centuryKoreanCeramic
19th centuryPersianMetal
Chinese