mid 16th-early 17th century
H. 11.1 x Diam. 14.9 cm (4 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
White 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 centuryChineseCast bronze with dark green, speckled patina; with a 12-character dedication inscribed on both the vessel floor and lid interior
9th century BCEChineseMetal
18th centuryGermanGreen jadeite, the vessel with inclusions of white albite
18th-19th centuryChinesePlaster
Green-gray glaze on red earthenware(?); gold lacquer repairs on mouth and body
14th-15th centuryThaiLacquer on wood
19th-20th centuryJapaneseImari ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt-blue
17th centuryJapaneseUnglazed terracotta
3rd millennium BCENear EasternTerracotta
3rd century CERomanEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th-19th centuryChinese