probably Colonial or Republican period, 20th century
H. 7.6 x Diam. 6.8 cm (3 x 2 11/16 in.)
Shirley Nye (d. 2003), New York (by 1999), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 8 (ba) inscribed on base; “Ying tai Lan shi yong” (Ocean Terrace, used in the Orchid Room) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseKyō-yaki (Kyoto ware): buff earthenware with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
JapaneseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with misfired olive-brown celadon glaze and kiln adhesions. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, carved, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseMetal
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekAlabaster
GreekUnglazed terracotta
3rd millennium BCENear EasternBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryBritishTerracotta
6th century BCEGreek