12th-13th century
H. 7.4 x Diam. 14.1 cm (2 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Hervey E. Wetzel, Boston (by 1919), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.
Jian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide, the base with an incised inscription reading 'Gongyu'. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province, probably from those at Luhuaping or Chidun.
12th-13th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with impressed and appliqué decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseWhite ware: porcelain with light blue glaze over molded an incised decoration. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
19th centuryKoreanEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark reading "Yuyi Chunyitang" within a double square on the base
18th-19th centuryChineseGray earthenware
9th-7th century BCEChineseGray stoneware with carved relief decoration
12th-11th century BCEChineseTerracotta
2nd century CERomanPale yellow glass
1st-3rd century CERomanEarthenware with overglaze painting
9th centuryEnameled red-and-white ware, "youli hong" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze copper red and overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within the hollow stem
18th centuryChineseBlue-green glass
3rd century CERomanPale blue-green glass
5th-6th centuryRoman