8th century
H. 6.03 x Diam. 8.26 cm (2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Red earthenware with stamped decoration
7th-9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue, caramel-brown, and clear glazes over stamped decoration and with lead fluxed, pale yellow glaze on the feet. 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 centuryChineseLushan ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze embellished with variegated light blue splashes. Probably from the Duandian kiln, Lushan county, Henan province.
8th-9th centuryChineseStoneware with brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with three appliqué molded elements coated with caramel-brown glaze over a thin layer of white slip. From the kilns at Tongchuan, Changsha, Hunan province
9th centuryChineseTransparent emerald-green glass with red lead pigment on the surface
8th-12th centuryChineseBurnished black earthenware
8th-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 centuryChineseEarthenware with cold-painted decoration
8th centuryChineseWhite ware: white stoneware with pale grayish olive glaze
7th-8th centuryChineseMarbled earthenware with amber colored lead glaze
8th-9th centuryChinese