late 11th-first half 12th century
H. 4.6 × Diam. 12.6 cm (1 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased from dealer Sydney L. Moss, London
Temmoku-type ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze streaked with yellow overglaze, the foot and base dressed with dark brown slip glaze; with incised signature reading "Moriyasu saku" on the base
20th centuryJapaneseDark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade)
19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzhengnian zhi" within a double square on the base
18th centuryChineseInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with inlaid black and white slip decor
20th centuryKoreanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryAnnamesePlaster
Gray stoneware with incised, appliqué, and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze
5th-6th centuryKoreanMetal
13th centuryPersianSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchTerracotta
4th century BCESouth Italian