H. 7.62 x Diam. 20.32 cm (3 x 8 in.)
Stoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseLight gray earthenware with incised decoration
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseMonochrome ware: porcelain with cobalt blue glaze over incised decoration; with incised underglaze mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing Nian Zhi" within an incised double-circle on the base
16th centuryChineseCast bronze with olive-green patina; with inscription cast below the handle
14th-11th century BCEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseLongquan ware: porcelain with celadon glaze over molded and applique decoration. From the kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
14th centuryChineseCast bronze with greenish patina
11th-10th century BCEChineseGray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
3rd-1st century BCEChineseSoft-paste porcelain with colorless glaze over incised decoration
19th centuryChinese