H. 5.08 cm x Diam. 20.32 cm (2 x 8 in.)
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 5 (wu) inscribed inside the footring before firing and incised on the base after firing
15th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated dark purple and blue glaze with metal fitting at the mouth; originally a 'zhadou'-shaped flower pot with the Chinese numeral 10 (shi) impressed into the base before firing
15th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseCast bronze
ChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with emerald-green enamel over crackled glaze; the unglazed footring dressed with an iron-brown slip
18th-19th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
16th centuryChineseCast bronze with blackish patina; with dedicatory inscription by Lady Geng Ying cast on both the vessel floor and lid interior
10th century BCEChineseStoneware with dark brown glaze and overglaze blue splashes
8th-9th centuryChineseMedium gray stoneware with combed, incised, and applique decoration
1st-2nd century CEChineseDing 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-13th centuryChineseMonochrome biscuit porcelain: porcelain with yellow enamel over molded decoration
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite ware: white stoneware with pale grayish olive glaze
7th-8th centuryChinese