Nara to Heian period, 8th - 11th century
H. 16.5 x W. 13.2 x D. 8 cm (6 1/2 x 5 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Ceramic
18th centuryJapaneseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseCeramic
20th centuryJapaneseSatsuma ware; white earthenware with designs in overglaze polychrome enamels and with relief and three-dimensional applique decoration and applied stones
19th centuryJapaneseArita enameled ware, Imari type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and gold enamels; with Johanneum mark incised into the glaze on the base
17th-18th centuryJapaneseMolded white stoneware with decoration in pink and iron-saturated blue glaze over a semi-opaque, blue-tinted white glaze
20th centuryJapaneseCeramic
20th centuryJapaneseHorn or tortoise shell with decoration in black, crimson and gold lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseCeramic
19th centuryJapanesePorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, with relief plub blossoms touched on in white slip and embellished with pale celadon glaze, the background with overglaze yellow enamel; with spurious mark underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
19th centuryJapaneseTemmoku-type ware: light gray stoneware with slate gray glaze mottled with blue overglaze; with impressed seal mark reading "Moriyasu" on the exterior wall above the footring
20th centuryJapaneseCeramic
20th centuryJapanese