probably 7th cent. BCE - 6th cent. BCE
H. 17.8 x Diam. 27.4 cm (7 x 10 13/16 in.)
Bronze
ChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion of the exterior dressed with black slip. From the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekGlazed earthenware
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekHakeme type: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over brush-applied white slip, the slip encouraged to run to create patterns, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with mold-impressed designs and decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryAmerican