18th-19th century
H. 18.5 x Diam. 11.6 cm (7 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Terracotta
2nd-3rd century CERomanBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryVietnameseGray stoneware with incised, stamped, and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered near Ulsan, South Kyŏngsang province.
6th centuryKoreanTerracotta
CypriotSilver
18th centuryBritishBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" in a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Cuiyun guan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Lodge of Emerald Clouds) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryBritishSancai ("three color") ware: pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splahed clear glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze on the exterior, the (slightly degraded) glazes over a white-slip ground
8th centuryChineseTerracotta; buff clay, black glaze, red and white paints
6th century BCEGreekPunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over decoration incised through the white-slip ground. Reportedly recovered on Cheju Island in winter 1962-1963.
15th centuryKorean