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.)
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze and overglaze decoration
4th century CEChineseWhite stoneware with transparent glaze tinged with green
6th-7th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
5th-4th millennium BCEChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration reserved in white against an overglaze red enamel ground, the pictorial elements articulated with black enamel, and the foliage covered with green enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseCanton ware: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome and gold enamels
19th centuryChinesePainted lacquerware: brown and reddish orange lacquer over wooden core
3rd-1st century BCEChinesePorcelain with transparent turquoise blue glaze over incised decoration; with incised underglaze mark on base reading "Da Qing Jiaqing nian zhi"
18th-19th centuryChineseYue ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, applique, and gouged decoration
4th-5th century CEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChinese