late 5th-early 6th century
H. 25.7 x Diam. 17.2 cm (10 1/8 x 6 3/4 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.
Splashed Jun ware: coarse gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusions from copper filings
13th-14th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over white-slip-coated applique decoration
11th-12th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th-17th centuryChineseBuff earthenware with molded and incised decorative elements
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseExport blue-and-white ware, kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with mottled brown glaze over combed decoration. Made in Namwŏn-gun, North Chŏlla province.
19th centuryKoreanEnameled ware: porcelain with incised decoration and with an even coating of overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseTerracotta
2nd millennium BCEHurrianKaya/Chinju-type ware: gray stoneware with combed, stamped, appliqué, and openwork decoration and with traces of natural kiln glaze. Reportedly from Andong, North Kyŏngsang province.
5th centuryKoreanCast bronze with gray-green patina
6th-5th century BCEChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseEarthenware with blue splashed lead glaze
8th centuryChinese