8th century
H. 27.1 x Diam. 16.5 cm (10 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA, USA, Purchased from Gisèle Cröes, Brussels.
White ware: white stoneware with pale grayish olive glaze
7th-8th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze (now much degraded)
8th centuryChineseBurnished black earthenware
8th-9th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with three appliqué molded elements coated with caramel-brown glaze over a thin layer of white slip. From the kilns at Tongchuan, Changsha, Hunan province
9th centuryChineseSancai ("three-color") ware; white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes on the interior and lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze over molded decoration on the exterior
8th-9th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with appliqué handle and spout and with medium brown glaze. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
8th-9th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue glaze on the exterior
8th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with ivory hued glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseGray stoneware with cold-painted decoration over white gesso ground
7th-8th centuryChineseLushan ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze embellished with variegated light blue splashes. Probably from the Duandian kiln, Lushan county, Henan province.
8th-9th centuryChineseOff-white stoneware with clear glaze
9th centuryChinese