Hongzhi period, 1488-1505
H. 4.9 x Diam. 26.5 cm (1 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
[J.T. Tai & Co., New York, ?], sold; to David Berg, New York (?–1999), bequest; to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, 1999. Note: David Berg (1904–1999)
High-tin bronze
7th-8th centuryPersianSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchBronze
12th-13th centuryKoreanTerracotta
GreekSoft-paste porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChinesePlain celadon ware: very light gray porcellaneous stoneware with lightly crazed celadon glaze
14th-15th centuryKoreanPorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamel designs and yellow enamel ground added at a later date; with spurious overglaze black enamel mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle also covered in yellow enamel
16th-17th centuryChineseFritware
13th centuryPersianCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseSlip-painted black ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration painted in white slip on a black slip ground. Reportedly recovered on Cheju Island.
12th centuryKoreanStamped "punch'ŏng" ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped decoration inlaid with white slip. Made in Sŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province, and reportedly recovered there.
15th centuryKorean