8th-early 9th century
H. 14.6 x Diam. 12.6 cm (5 3/4 x 4 15/16 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.
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with appliqué handle
6th centuryKoreanCast bronze; with inscription on the vessel floor and interior of cover
20th centuryChineseOff-white to pale buff stoneware (possibly porcellaneous white stoneware) with crazed, cloudy white glaze
18th-19th centuryKoreanIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration. Reportedly recovered in Kaesŏng, Kyŏnggi province.
12th centuryKoreanProto-porcelain ware: stoneware with natural ash glaze
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze butterscotch-yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue double circle beneath an overglaze turquoise blue enamel on the base
19th centuryChineseReddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron) under clear lead glaze
10th centurySilver
20th centuryAmericanPewter
20th centurySwedishEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th-19th centuryChineseHard paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
19th centuryGerman