H. 33.02 cm (13 in.)
Stoneware with dark brown glaze and overglaze blue splashes
8th-9th centuryChineseGray stoneware with cold-painted decoration over white gesso ground
7th-8th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against a cobalt-blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseProbably Xing ware: white stoneware with pale celadon glaze. Probably from the Xing kilns at Neiqiu, Hebei province
6th-7th centuryChineseBlack earthenware
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseNorthern Yue-type ware: light gray stoneware with olive-hued celadon glaze over relief and appliqué decoration, the glaze streaked with blue
6th-7th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with applique molded handles and decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on base and inside of cover
17th centuryChinesePorcelain with mold-impressed decoration under pale sky-blue glaze
12th centuryChineseGray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseBronze
ChineseWhite ware: porcelain with lightly incised "anhua" decoration at the top and bottom of the handle
15th centuryChineseEarthenware
2nd-1st millennium BCEChinese