18th-19th century
H. 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Cloisonne enamel; polychrome enamels within brass cloisons on a copper base
19th centuryJapaneseSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchGray earthenware with incised decor
ChineseSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishAwata ware; white earthenware with decoration in original cartouches in overglaze polychrome enamels and with background decoration imitating cloisonne enamel; with inscription on base reading 'Nihon Kyoto Kinkōzan zo'
19th centuryJapaneseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, pink, and red enamels and scrolling floral pattern lightly incised in the yellow enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th-19th centuryChineseSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchReddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron), red (iron), and yellow-staining black (chromium) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryPersianSilver
18th centuryBritishBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryAnnameseTerracotta
1st century CERoman