Yongzheng period, 1723-1735 or early 20th century
H. 18.2 x Diam. 6.6 cm (7 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze on the exterior
8th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red, green, yellow, aubergine, and black enamels; with spurious overglaze enamel mark reading "Chenghua nian zhi" within a double square on the base
19th centuryChineseEarthenware with applique and impressed decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over carved and incised decoration
12th centuryChineseCast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover
11th-10th century BCEChineseWhite jadeite with emerald green markings; the stone of Burmese origin
19th centuryChineseTransparent emerald-green glass with red lead pigment on the surface
8th-12th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with black glaze
18th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration 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
17th-18th centuryChinese