5th-early 6th century
H. 23.2 x Diam. 20.5 cm (9 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Rober D. Mowry, Brookline, MA (summer 1968-2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Numbered 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 centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCESouth ItalianLight gray stoneware with decoration cold-painted in brown and yellow pigments over white gesso ground
3rd-1st century BCEChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, carved, and applique decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
11th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
11th-12th centuryKoreanCeramic
18th centuryJapanesePale green glass
Brown glass
Export blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseCast bronze; with inscription cast on the interior wall
12th-11th century BCEChinese