max.: H. 3.1 × W. 9.4 × D. 6.1 cm (1 1/4 × 3 11/16 × 2 3/8 in.) vessel and stand, max.: H. 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
Translucent greenish white and brown nephrite
14th-17th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lower portion dressed with dark brown slip
12th centuryChineseEarthenware
6th millennium BCEChineseProbably Cizhou ware: off-white stoneware with brown-slip splashes on a white-slip ground
12th-13th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseGrisaille-enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in black and iron-red enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Yongzheng nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th-20th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseCeramic
15th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseCeramic
ChineseDark gray earthenware with inscription incised on the interior wall of the footring after firing
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseEnameled ware: porcelain with decoration in overglaze sepia enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" on the base
18th centuryChinese