10th century
H. 11.3 x Diam. 13 cm (4 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Ralph C. Marcove, M.D., New York purchased from Sotheby's, New York.
Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with pale bluish green celadon glaze over a thin white-slip ground
10th-11th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
9th-10th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
10th centuryChineseProbably Ding ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze. Probably from the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
10th centuryChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: gray (or possibly brick-red) earthenware with lead-fluxed, dark brown glaze over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, carved, and applique decoration. Probably from the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejian province.
10th-11th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: medium gray stoneware coated all over with white slip, the decoration carved through the slip to reveal the underlying darker body, the exterior of the jar further covered with celadon glaze, the interior left unglazed; Made at Yaozhou kilns, near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province
10th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
10th-11th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
10th-11th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded, carved, and incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChineseTang/Five Dynasties white ware, possibly Xing ware: porcelain with clear glaze, the barbed rim knife-cut. Possibly from the Xing kilns, Hebei province.
9th-10th centuryChineseCast bronze with a cast inscription on vessel floor
10th-13th centuryChinese