stand only: H. 1.3 × W. 12.3 × D. 8.2 cm (1/2 × 4 13/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Carved rhinoceros horn
18th centuryChineseCast bronze with greenish patina; inscription is probably modern
9th-8th century BCEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseEarthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseShufu ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze; with molded characters reading "Shu Fu" incorporated into the design
12th-13th centuryChineseRed earthenware
5th-3rd century BCEChineseEarthenware
6th millennium BCEChineseExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown and transparent amber glazes. From the Jizhou kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseSplashed Jun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusions from copper filings
12th-13th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with dark brown glaze over molded and applique elements
19th-20th centuryChinese