13th-14th century
H. 5.2 x Diam. 18.6 cm (2 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Qingbai ware: porcelain with sky-blue glaze over mold-impressed decoration; the unglazed rims originally bound with metal. Probably from the kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with crazed ivory glaze stained brown
16th-17th centuryKoreanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with mark reading "Un Hyŏn" ("Cloud Hill") painted in underglaze cobalt blue on the base; the inscription perhaps is a reference to the palace in which the Prince Regent lived from 1864 to 1873. Made at the official kilns in Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province, perhaps in Punwŏn-ri.
19th centuryKoreanUnderglaze painted composite body
16th centuryOttomanGray stoneware with variegated clear, white, and pale lavender blue glazes over impressed decoration (so-called "mishima" technique); with incised signature of the artist reading "Makoto YABE" on the unglazed base, the surname written idiosyncratically
21st centuryJapaneseGlass
1st century CERomanTerracotta
Terracotta
4th century BCEGreekPewter
19th centuryGermanPewter
19th centuryGermanEarthenware with cord-marked decor
2nd-1st millennium BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Shufang zhai yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Studio of Fresh Fragrance) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChinese