late 14th century
H. 33.8 x Diam. 12.5 cm (13 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Richard Bryant Hobart, Cambridge, MA (by 1961), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1961. Note: Richard Bryant Hobart (1885–1963), Harvard College Class of 1906
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
13th-14th centuryChineseProbably misfired Longquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with transparent, olive-hued celadon glaze over appliqué molded decoration
13th-14th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
13th-14th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with molded decoration and underglaze cobalt blue
14th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze and with splashes of transparent amber glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze buff. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-14th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze brown slip on a white slip ground, with details touched on the surface of the clear glaze in russet-brown slip and olive-green glaze in localized areas, the unglazed lowest portion finished with dark brown glaze
14th-17th centuryChineseJian ware: medium gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze gold. Perhaps from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
13th-14th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with dark brown glaze; recovered in the Philippines
13th-14th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with cloudy celadon glaze, an unglazed, molded decorative element appliquéd at the center of the floor. From the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province.
13th-14th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
14th centuryChineseShufu ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze; with molded characters reading "Shu Fu" incorporated into the design
13th-14th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze buff slip. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-14th centuryChinese