probably 19th century
H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Yaozhou ware: medium gray stoneware coated all over with white slip, the decoration carved through the slip to reveal the underlying darker body, the exterior of the jar further covered with celadon glaze, the interior left unglazed; Made at Yaozhou kilns, near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province
10th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseEarthenware with incised decoration
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseGrayish green nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
15th-17th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseJizhou-type ware, probably Tushan ware: light gray stoneware with variegated brown and amber glazes over a white slip ground, the lower portion of the bottle coated with dark russet slip. Probably from the kilns at Tushan, Sichuan province.
12th-14th centuryChineseYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
4th century CEChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
17th-18th centuryChineseCarved wood, the knob made of semi-precious stone
19th-20th centuryChinese