8th century
H. 7.4 x Diam. 8.1 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
8th centuryChineseRed earthenware with stamped decoration
7th-9th centuryChinesePorcelaneous white stoneware with ivory hued glaze
9th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze on the lip and exterior, the glazes slightly degraded
8th centuryChineseGray stoneware with cold-painted decoration over white gesso ground
7th-8th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseSancai ("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 centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
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 centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChinese'Jiaotai' ware: laminated brown and white stoneware clays under a clear glaze, the rim with underglaze white slip
8th-9th centuryChinese