6th-7th century
H. 21.9 x Diam. 9.6 cm (8 5/8 x 3 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.
Wood
ChineseJizhou ware: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the glaze with kiln transmutations. From the Jizhou kilns, near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseCeramic
19th centuryJapaneseSancai ("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 centuryChineseCeramic
JapaneseSilver
6th-4th century BCEPersianSilver and zebra wood
20th centuryGermanSilver
18th centuryIrishGlass
1st century CERomanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 5 (wu) inscribed inside the footring before firing and incised on the base after firing
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
3rd-2nd century BCEGreek