H. 3.81 x Diam. 19.37 cm (1 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.)
Enameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick red earthenware with emerald green, lead-fluexed glaze
1st-2nd century CEChineseGanzhou ware: light gray stoneware, the unglazed exterior with combed and applique decoration, the interior with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze. From the kilns at Qili, Ganzhou, Jiangxi province
13th-14th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseGilt bronze
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseCast bronze
5th-3rd century BCEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze
10th-11th centuryChineseMedium gray earthenware with decoration applied with a cord-wrapped paddle; with impressed seal at shoulder
8th-5th century BCEChineseCeramic
ChineseEnamelled ware: porcelain with yellow and green enamels applied on the biscuit over incised decoration, the interior and base with clear glaze; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red and green enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark simulating a coin and reading "Chang Ming Fu Gui"
16th-17th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChinese