H. 19.7 × W. 17.9 cm (7 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded, carved, and incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseMisfired Jian ware: dark brown stoneware with misfired glaze turned olive
12th-13th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with interior decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and exterior decoration painted in red enamel on an overglaze yellow enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze over applique decoration
12th-13th centuryChineseGray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
2nd century BCEChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in red enamel on an overglaze yellow enamel ground, the interior with two pairs of underglaze cobalt-blue bowstring lines; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseLacquer
ChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the designs reserved against a ground of overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
15th-16th centuryChineseWhite nephrite
18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against a cobalt-blue ground
19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with coral-red overglaze enamel
18th-19th centuryChinese