1696-1697
Plain circular with slightly flaring sides and applied horizontal ribs at the base.
8.3 × 8.3 cm (3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.) 152 g
Mary Henle, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1989.
Creamware, black transfer printed
19th centuryBritishTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekHard paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
19th centuryGermanOnda ware: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip enlivened with chatter marks on the exterior
21st centuryJapaneseGray stoneware with stamped decoration and splashes of natural ash glaze
7th-8th centuryKoreanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with overglaze sepia-enamel hallmark reading "Xu Hua Tang zhi" on the base
18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the background areas embellished with overglaze yellow enamel; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze on the lip and exterior, the glazes slightly degraded
8th centuryChineseSilver
17th centuryBritishEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with ogival panels decorated with overglaze polychrome enamels, the panels reserved against an underglaze cobalt powder blue ground emblazoned with designs painted in overglaze gold enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseStoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
12th centuryKorean