5.08 x 25.4 cm (2 x 10 in.)
Longquan celadon ware; molded light gray stoneware with applique handles and celadon glaze. From the kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
13th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over mold-impressed decoration, the unglazed rim bound with metal. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
12th centuryChineseJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide; the lip banded with metal. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang, county, Fujian province
12th-13th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, turquoise, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration
11th-12th centuryChineseHuanghuali wood with brass fittings
17th-18th centuryChineseProbably Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over a full coating of white slip, the vertical ribs trailed in white slip
11th-12th centuryChineseCast bronze with blackish patina; with dedicatory inscription by Lady Geng Ying cast on both the vessel floor and lid interior
10th century BCEChinese