early 8th century
including cover: H. 15.3 x Diam. 14 cm (6 x 5 1/2 in.)
[R. H. Ellsworth, Ltd., New York, 2006] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006.
White earthenware with leadfluxed, cobaltsplashed glaze
8th centuryChineseSancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze on the lip and exterior, the glazes slightly degraded
8th centuryChineseTang white ware: white stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseSilvered bronze
8th-9th centuryChineseBurnished black stoneware
8th-9th centuryChineseGray stoneware with cold-painted decoration over white gesso ground
7th-8th centuryChineseEarthenware with cold-painted decoration
8th centuryChineseStoneware with brown glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseLead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze (now much degraded) over a white slip ground on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior
8th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with olive-green ash glaze over applique lug handles
8th-9th centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
7th-8th centuryChinese