max.: H. 4 × W. 8 × D. 6.3 cm (1 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: off-white earthenware with applique molded decorative elements and lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over a white-slip ground
9th-11th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with carved vertical flutes under pale whitish gray glaze, the glaze over a coating of white slip applied to the full exterior and the upper portion of the interior. Probably made at the Cizhou kilns at Cixian, near Handan, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
11th centuryChinesePorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChineseCizhou-type cut-glaze ware: light gray stoneware with rust brown glaze, the decoration cut into the glaze before firing. From the Ciyaobao kilns, Lingwu county, Ningxia Huizu Autonomous Region.
12th-13th centuryChineseRed lacquer
ChineseLight gray stoneware with applique handles and incised and applique decor, the surface lightly burnished before firing. Anyang type.
13th-11th century BCEChineseWoven sheet silver
6th centuryChineseRock crystal
18th-19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChinese