Zhengde period, 1506-1521
H. 4.5 x Diam. 21.5 cm (1 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.)
Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
13th centuryKoreanPorcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels; with spurious mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi"
17th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseEarthenware with blue splashed lead glaze
8th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEEtruscanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown and transparent amber glazes. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseQingbai-type ware: off-white or gray stoneware with pale sky-blue glaze over applique decoration.
13th centuryChineseHakeme type: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over brush-applied white slip, the slip encouraged to run to create patterns, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseSilver
18th centuryAmerican