5th-3rd century BCE
Enameled ware: porcelain with cobalt blue glaze and overglaze yellow enamel over incised decoration; with incised mark reading "Da Ming Jiajingnian zhi" within a circle on the base
16th 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 centuryChineseMonochrome enameled ware: porcelain with an all-over coating of yellow enamel over underglaze incised decoration; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Changchun shuwu yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the Studio of Everlasting Spring) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseQingbai-type ware: off-white or gray stoneware with pale sky-blue glaze over applique decoration.
13th centuryChineseQingbai-type ware: molded porcelain with virtually colorless glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseGray stoneware with blackened surface
5th-4th century BCEChineseGray earthenware
16th-14th century BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 6 (liu) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze, the upper portion splashed with iron-brown slip on the dished mouth. Probably from the Yue kilns near Shaoxing, Zhejian province
4th century CEChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChinese