Yongzheng period, 1723-1735 or early 20th century
H. 18.2 x Diam. 6.6 cm (7 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Yaozhou "moon white" (yuebai) ware: very light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over thin coating of white slip. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseSimulated jiaotai ware; light gray stoneware with pale yellow glaze over appliqué thin layers of brown and white clays laminated to simulate marbling
11th-13th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th-17th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
17th-20th centuryChinese'Guan'-type ware: porcelain with thick grayish blue glaze over molded decoration; with inscription of the Qianlong Emperor dated to 1783 incised into the base
16th-17th centuryChineseTang/Five Dynasties white ware, possibly Xing ware: porcelain with clear glaze, the barbed rim knife-cut. Possibly from the Xing kilns, Hebei province.
9th-10th centuryChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with degraded lead-fluxed emerald green glaze
1st-3rd century CEChineseCeramic
ChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
6th centuryChinese
Light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze over molded and applique elements
19th-20th centuryChineseCarved Wood with nephrite knob
19th-20th centuryChinese