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Carved anhydrite

Cast bronze

Bronze

Glazed earthenware

Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with bluish-black glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron-oxide

Jizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown and transparent amber glazes. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.

Northern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide

Bronze

Leaded bronze, traces of gilding

Bronze

Silver with incised decoration

Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration

Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.

Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.

Liao sancai ("three-color") ware: molded grayish white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes

Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over white-slip-coated applique decoration

Ding ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over mold-impressed decoration, the unglazed rim bound with metal. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.

Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, carved, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.

Longquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze, the unglazed areas with rust-brown skin. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.

Jizhou ware: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.