mid 12th century
H. 7.2 x Diam. 18.5 cm (2 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Transparent emerald-green glass with red lead pigment on the surface
8th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion dressed with dark purplish brown slip. Probably from the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseNorthern russet ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
12th 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 centuryChineseGreen Jun ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised, carved, and roulette-wheel impressed decoration
12th centuryChineseQingbai-type ware: molded porcelain with virtually colorless glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseQingbai-type ware: molded porcelain with virtually colorless glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide; the lip banded with metal. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang, county, Fujian province
12th-13th centuryChinese