12th century
12.9 x 12.3 cm (5 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Northern russet ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration, the exterior with carved vertical lines suggesting petals. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with appliqué handles and with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lower portion and the interior dressed with medium brown glaze
12th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelain with clear glaze over molded decoration
12th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. Probably from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province
12th-13th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with tortoiseshell glaze on the exterior, and with papercut decoration reserved in dark brown glaze against a variegated buff ground on the interior. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with sky blue glaze over trailed ribs of porcelain slip
12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide. Probably from the kilns at Zibo, Shandong province.
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin and purplish brown slip on the lower portion. Probably from the Cizhou kilns at Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChinese