first half 8th century
H. 2.7 x Diam. 5.1 cm (1 1/16 x 2 in.)
Red earthenware with stamped decoration
7th-9th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
7th-8th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze
8th centuryChineseBurnished black earthenware
8th-9th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with three molded appliqué decorative elements, the ewer coated with olive-toned celadon glaze over a thin coat of white slip, the appliqué elements further splashed with caramel glaze. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze (now much degraded)
8th centuryChineseTurned bronze
9th 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 centuryChineseStoneware with dark brown glaze and overglaze blue splashes
8th-9th 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 centuryChinese