5th-4th century BCE
12.4 x 3.6 cm (4 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Bronze
ChineseLeaded brass
19th-20th centuryUnidentified cultureMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with clear glaze over applied powdered cobalt; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlongnian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseSteel
19th centuryPersianNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the cartouches and plum branches reserved against a cobalt-blue ground
19th centuryChinesePunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped and incised decoration inlaid with white slip, the exterior with a broad band of white slip applied with a brush
15th centuryKoreanSilver
EuropeanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseSlip-painted celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip. Reportedly recovered near Yŏngsangp'o, South Chŏlla province.
11th-13th centuryKoreanCeramic
Chinese