Dark and light gray nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
19th centuryChineseWood
ChineseNorthern russet ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseCeladon ware: light gray stoneware over carved and incised decoration
6th centuryChineseSoft-paste porcelain with colorless glaze over incised decoration
19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with interior decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue surrounded by a wide border of overglaze red enamel (probably added at a later date) and exterior decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
16th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with dark brown glaze suffused with iridescent silvery flecks
19th centuryChineseEarthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration, the exterior with carved vertical lines suggesting petals. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseGray stoneware with blackened surface
6th-3rd century BCEChinese