8.26 x 19.69 cm (3 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseTransitional blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with incised borders at top and bottom
17th centuryChineseCast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover
11th century BCEChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
12th-13th centuryChinese'Qingbai' ware: porcelain with pale bluish glaze over incised decoration, with appliqué handle and spout. Probably from kilns in Fujian province.
11th-12th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamels added at a later date; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Tianqi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseCizhou-type cut-glaze ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration cut into the glaze before firing
14th-15th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Shufang zhai yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Studio of Fresh Fragrance) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChinese