first half 8th century
H. 25 cm (9 13/16 in.)
Lushan ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze embellished with variegated light blue splashes. Probably from the Duandian kiln, Lushan county, Henan province.
8th-9th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseSilver with repousse decoration picked out in parcel gilding
7th-8th centuryChineseWhite ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze (now much degraded) over a white slip ground on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior
8th centuryChineseStoneware with brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseMonochrome-glazed ware: pale pink earthenware with (partially degraded) lead-fluxed, clear glaze over white slip ground on the exterior; the pale blue splashes applied over the glaze in the twentieth century, using blue ink or pigment; with lead-fluxed, yellow glaze on the interior
8th centuryChineseEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
8th centuryChineseWhite ware: white stoneware with pale grayish olive glaze
7th-8th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with olive-green ash glaze over applique lug handles
8th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes
8th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
7th-8th centuryChinese