9th-11th century
H. 42 x Diam. 21.1 cm (16 9/16 x 8 5/16 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, reddish clay, black glaze
6th century BCEGreekJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
13th-14th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with incised and carved decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
15th-16th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware (possibly porcelain) with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron black slip
20th centuryJapaneseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with coral-red overglaze enamel
18th-19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryVietnameseSilver
18th centuryBritishBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the background areas embellished with overglaze yellow enamel; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseSilver, traces of gilding
17th centuryBritish