late Tang to Song period, 9th-13th century
H. 2.2 x Diam. 3.2 cm (7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Cast bronze with gold and turquoise inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseGanzhou 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 centuryChineseLacquer
ChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseJizhou ware: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseCast bronze
ChineseEarthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseRed earthenware
2nd millennium BCEChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: molded, light gray stoneware with cloudy celadon glaze and with appliqué legs. From the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province.
12th-13th centuryChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with dark green enamel over crackled glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChinese