Shōwa period, second quarter of 20th century
H. 23.2 cm x Diam. 18.4 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Tang white ware: white stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved in white against an underglaze cobalt-blue ground and with overglaze yellow enamel over the white decoration; underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" written on the base against a cobalt-blue ground
16th centuryChineseCloisonne enamel; polychrome enamels within brass cloisons on a copper base
19th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekEnameled biscuit porcelain: molded biscuit porcelain with decoration painted in aubergine enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double-circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChinesePlaster
Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red enamel; with spurious overglaze red enamel mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" on the base
18th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with cloudy celadon glaze, an unglazed, molded decorative element appliquéd at the center of the floor. From the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province.
13th-14th centuryChineseSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
RomanTerracotta
1st century CERomanSilver
17th centuryBritish