H. 13 × Diam. 5.1 cm (5 1/8 × 2 in.)
Translucent greenish white and brown nephrite
14th-17th centuryChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with emerald-green enamel over crackled glaze
19th 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 centuryChinesePainted Jizhou ware: off-white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze iron slip under clear glaze. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with black glaze and traces of decoration painted in overglaze gold enamel
18th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with impressed and appliqué decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigment
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue on upper and lower sections, the central register with red, yellow, and aubergine enamels over incised decoration on biscuit porcelain
16th-17th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseGreen Jun ware: light gray stoneware with thick celadon glaze
13th-14th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved, incised, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin and purplish brown slip on the lower portion. Probably from the Cizhou kilns at Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChinese