9th-10th century
H. 5.4 x Diam. 6.7 cm (2 1/8 x 2 5/8 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.
Sancai ("three-color") ware; white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes on the interior and lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze over molded decoration on the exterior
8th-9th centuryChineseBlackened gray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the background areas embellished with overglaze yellow enamel; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseBlack-surfaced gray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze. Reportedly recovered in Kochang, South Kyŏngsang province in 1961
5th-6th centuryKoreanClay
10th-14th centuryTusayanEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
19th centuryChineseBronze
12th-13th centuryKoreanGray stoneware with dark brown glaze
17th centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with interior decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue surrounded by a wide border of overglaze red enamel (probably added at a later date) and exterior decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
16th centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
18th-19th centuryGerman