Shōwa period, circa 1970s to early 1980s
H. 8.26 x Diam. 10.8 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Ceramic
19th centuryRussianHard-paste porcelain
18th-19th centuryGermanPale olive-green glass
2nd-4th century CERomanPorcelain with underglaze cobalt-painted decoration
18th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with impressed and applique decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLight gray stoneware with variegated reddish-buff skin, with impressed cord marks on the lower half and with localized areas of natural ash glaze, the natural glaze droplets now disintegrated and flaked away. Reportedly recovered in Asan-myŏn, Koch'ang-gun, North Chŏlla province in 1963.
5th-6th centuryKoreanTerracotta
RomanHard-paste porcelain with monochrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanSancai ("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
Enameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark reading "Yuyi Chunyitang" within a double square on the base
18th-19th centuryChinese