5th-6th century
H. 27.5 x Diam. 21.1 cm (10 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.)
Fujiya and Joung-ja Han Kawashima, Bowling Green, Ohio (1980-2002), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
Terracotta
GreekSilver
19th-20th centuryJapaneseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseSilver, gilt
19th centuryBritishSilver
17th centuryBritishNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze suffused with buff markings and bluish white streaks. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze with areas of purple; with Chinese numeral 9 (jiu) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseBrass
12th-13th centuryPersianBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseCeramic
19th centuryPersian