first half 8th century
H. 6.1 × Diam. 29.3 cm (2 3/8 × 11 9/16 in.)
Sancai ("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 centuryChineseHuangdao ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze with variegated light blue suffusions
8th-9th centuryChineseLushan 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 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 centuryChineseEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
8th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with appliqué handle and spout and with medium brown glaze. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
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 centuryChineseSilver with repousse decoration picked out in parcel gilding
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue, caramel-brown, and clear glazes over stamped decoration and with lead fluxed, pale yellow glaze on the feet. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with medium 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 centuryChineseTransparent emerald-green glass with red lead pigment on the surface
8th-12th centuryChinese