probably Kangxi period, 1662-1722
H. 22.2 x Diam. 21 cm (8 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Enameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved in white against an underglaze cobalt-blue ground and overglaze yellow enamel over the reserved decoration; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" reserved against an underglaze cobalt-blue ground within a double circle, the mark and double-circle picked out in yellow enamel
16th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishCast bronze with greenish patina; inscription is probably modern
9th-8th century BCEChineseSilver
18th centuryAmericanCeramic
20th centurySwedishTerracotta
1st-2nd century CERomanTerracotta
7th century BCEGreekTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseKoryo-style inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips; with the Chinese ideograph reading, in Korean, "Mok" ("Mu" in Mandarin Chinese) incised on the base in archaic script style before firing
20th centuryKorean