Wanli period, 1573-1620
H. 3.5 x Diam. 17.5 cm (1 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
Terracotta
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanTerracotta
RomanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration, the exterior with carved vertical lines suggesting petals. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseCast bronze
ChineseMolded celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration
12th centuryKoreanPlaster
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with carved and molded decoration, the bats painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryKoreanSilver, glass
18th centuryBritishHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
18th centuryGerman