Ovoid Jar with Yellow Glaze (one of two)

Terracotta

Cast bronze; with inscription on the vessel floor and interior of cover

Jizhou-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.

Gray earthenware

Simulated jiaotai ware; light gray stoneware with pale yellow glaze over appliqué thin layers of brown and white clays laminated to simulate marbling

Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved and incised decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.

Leaded bronze

Alabaster

Tang/Five Dynasties white ware, possibly Xing ware: porcelain with clear glaze, the barbed rim knife-cut. Possibly from the Xing kilns, Hebei province.

Ceramic

Terracotta; pale reddish clay, partially painted