8th-9th century
H. 13.2 x W. 12.3 x Diam. 11.1 cm (5 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 3/8 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Christie's, New York in September 2001 (Sale 9822, Lot 20) Formerly in the Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr. Collection, New York
Silver, gilt
18th centuryBritish, ScottishTerracotta
7th century BCEGreekSilver
17th centuryBritishCast bronze; with integrally cast inscription on vessel floor
11th-10th century BCEChineseTerracotta
7th centuryGreekTerracotta
CypriotCeramic
17th centuryGermanGilded metal
17th centuryDutchNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 8 (ba) inscribed on base; “Ying tai Lan shi yong” (Ocean Terrace, used in the Orchid Room) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryAmericanArita ware, Kakiemon style: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
18th-19th centuryJapanesePink fritware covered in plaster and painted with black (chromium) under turquoise (copper) translucent lead alkali glaze
20th century