Explore Collection

White earthenware with applique elements. Middle and Lower Yellow River area; Shandong and Jiangsu provinces; probably from Shandong province.

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

Terracotta

Jizhou ware: ivory white stoneware with decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze, the reserved designs covered with clear glaze over slip-painted details. From the Jizhou kilns, near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.

Buff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips, the surface burnished before firing. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.

Silver with repousse decoration picked out in parcel gilding

Gilt silver

Punch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped and incised decoration inlaid with white slip

Yue ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, applique, and gouged decoration

Jizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze and with splashes of transparent amber glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze buff. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.

Bronze

Terracotta with bands of black, red and white pigment

Porcelain

Terracotta

Jizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze suffused with buff markings. From the Jizhou kilns, near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.

White ware: porcelain with lightly incised "anhua" decoration at the top and bottom of the handle

Terracotta with black gloss

Hard paste off-white porcelain with gilt rims

Silver

Proto-Kaya ware; grayish buff earthenware with appliqué handles, cord-marked surfaces, and lightly carved decoration on the neck