H. 20.96 x Diam. 5.08 cm (8 1/4 x 2 in.)
Ceramic
ChineseEnameled biscuit porcelain: porcelain with yellow enamel over incised decoration; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseGrayish buff earthenware
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 9 (jiu) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseLacquered earthenware
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with sky blue glaze over trailed ribs of porcelain slip
12th centuryChineseGrayish green nephrite; carved wood
19th-20th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow and red enamels
16th-17th centuryChineseCast bronze with gray-green patina; inscribed with a three-character dedication
12th-11th century BCEChineseGray stoneware with blackened surface
5th-4th century BCEChinese