probably 12th century
10 x 12.5 cm (3 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Northern russet ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseShufu ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze; with molded characters reading "Shu Fu" incorporated into the design
12th-13th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze over molded decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
12th-13th centuryChineseSplashed Jun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusions from copper filings
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over carved and incised decoration
12th centuryChineseJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised, carved, and roulette-wheel impressed decoration
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern russet ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
12th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze, the unglazed areas with rust-brown skin. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
12th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChinese