late 17th-early 18th century
H. 16.9 x Diam. 11.1 cm (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 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.
Pale grayish white nephrite; with mark on the base reading 'Qianlong Yu Zhi' in seal-script characters
18th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekFritware with slip painting and sgraffito decoration under turquoise glaze (silhouette-ware)
12th-13th centuryPersianFritware pierced and painted with black (chromium) under clear alkali glaze
17th-18th centuryEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in red enamel on an overglaze yellow enamel ground, the interior with two pairs of underglaze cobalt-blue bowstring lines; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
8th century BCEGreekSilver
17th centuryBritishEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
6th century BCEGreek