probably 12th century
H. 4.5 x Diam. 9.2 cm (1 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.)
Cunliffe Collection, London A.L. Hetherington, London
Jian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide, the lip bound with tin, the base with an incised number, and the lower portion of the bowl with a brush-written inscription reading "Shang zhai ji". From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with tortoiseshell glaze on the exterior, and with papercut decoration reserved in dark brown glaze against a variegated buff ground on the interior. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decor. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseSplashed Jun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusions from copper filings
12th-13th centuryChineseJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusions from copper filings
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over combed, molded, and openwork decoration
12th-13th centuryChineseProbably Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over a full coating of white slip, the vertical ribs trailed in white slip
11th-12th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised, carved, and combed decoration
12th-13th centuryChinese