Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
19th centuryGermanCast bronze with greenish patina; with dedicatory inscription by Servitor Chen inscribed on both the vessel floor and lid interior
11th-10th century BCEChineseGray earthenware with traces of natural ash glaze
JapaneseBronze
5th century BCEGreekEarthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseSilver
18th centuryAmericanTerracotta
4th-7th centuryByzantineNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 4 (si) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong jingqi xuan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Pavilion of Serene Repose) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseRed, green and black lacquer
ChineseSilver
19th centuryFrench