first half 8th century
H. 18.42 x Diam. 13.34 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Changsha ware: light gray stoneware with three molded appliqué decorative elements, the ewer coated with olive-toned celadon glaze over a thin coat of white slip, the appliqué elements further splashed with caramel glaze. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") ware: pink earthenware with lead-fluxed clear glaze embellished with designs in cobalt-blue, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes over a white-slip ground
8th centuryChineseGray stoneware with cold-painted decoration over white gesso ground
7th-8th centuryChineseHuangdao ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze with variegated light blue suffusions
8th-9th centuryChineseStoneware with brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseTransparent emerald-green glass with red lead pigment on the surface
8th-12th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue, caramel-brown, and clear glazes over stamped decoration and with lead fluxed, pale yellow glaze on the feet. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseDing ware: Porcelain with pale, ivory-hued glaze over appliqué molded decoration. From North China, probably from the Ding kilns, near Quyang, Hebei province.
9th centuryChineseSilver with repousse decoration picked out in parcel gilding
7th-8th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
7th-8th centuryChineseBurnished black stoneware
8th-9th centuryChinese