800-587 BCE
18.5 x 11.2 x 5.3 cm (7 5/16 x 4 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Molded celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration
12th centuryKoreanCast bronze with gray-green patina; with a five-character dedicatory inscription cast on vessel floor
10th-8th century BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 8 (ba) inscribed on base; “Ying tai Lan shi yong” (Ocean Terrace, used in the Orchid Room) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseGlass
20th centurySwedishMetal
20th centuryGermanCast bronze
11th-10th century BCEChinesePlain celadon ware: very light gray porcellaneous stoneware with lightly crazed celadon glaze
14th-15th centuryKoreanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekLeaded brass
2nd-5th century CERomanPorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChinesePorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChinese