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)
Fritware painted in blue (cobalt) under clear alkali glaze
19th-20th centuryLight gray stoneware with decoration in greenish-brown glaze over opaque, bluish white rice ash glaze
20th centuryJapaneseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with carved and molded decoration, the bats painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryKoreanTerracotta, unglazed
GreekSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta; pale reddish clay, black paint fired reddish-brown
5th century BCEGreekSilver gilt
17th centuryBritishTerracotta
GreekCast bronze; with inscription on vessel floor
20th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChinese