Meiji period, circa late 19th century
H. 7 x Diam. 10.1 cm (2 3/4 x 4 in.)
Brownish-gray earthenware with cord-marked surface
2nd millennium BCEChineseCast bronze with gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th 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 centuryChineseTerracotta, black glaze, decorated with grooves
5th-4th century BCEEtruscanGray stoneware with appliqué handles and cord-marked surfaces. Reportedly recovered from a kitchen site in Talsŏng-gun, near Kyŏngju, North Kyŏngsang province.
4th century CEKoreanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with carved decoration and inlaid black and white slip under celadon glaze
20th centuryKoreanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian xhi" within a double circle on the base
19th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritish