late 7th-8th century
H. 17.7 x Diam. 17.1 cm (6 15/16 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.
Stoneware with carved and incised decoration under celadon glaze
12th centuryKoreanSilver
17th centuryBritishNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "mirror black" type: porcelain with black glaze and decoration painted in overglaze gold enamel
18th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Ziqiang buxi yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the Room of Unceasing Self-Improvement) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekCold-painted funerary ware: dark gray earthenware with decoration cold-painted in variegated pigments
2nd-1st century BCEChineseTerracotta
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanTerracotta
9th-8th century BCEGreekBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryKoreanEnameled porcelain: porcelain with coral-red overglaze enamel
18th-19th centuryChineseFritware pierced and painted with black (chromium) under clear alkali glaze
17th-18th century