18th-19th century
H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, carved, and applique decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
11th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with lustrous clear glaze over white slip ground, the glaze enlivened with three emerald-green splashes
10th-11th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with translucent celadon glaze over mold-impressed decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
14th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseCast bronze with greenish patina; with inscription cast on vessel floor
11th-10th century BCEChineseCast bronze
13th-12th century BCEChinesePorcelain with incised decoration under a pale light blue glaze with incised mark reading "Yongle nian zhi" on the base
19th centuryChineseEarthenware with green lead glaze
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with white slip and ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration
18th-19th centuryChineseGray earthenware with carved decoration
6th-7th centuryChineseEarthenware with incised decoration
5th millennium BCEChinese