14th century
H. 1.8 x Diam. 12.8 cm (11/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Ralph C. Marcove, M.D., New York purchased from Sotheby's or Christie's, New York (late 1980s).
Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration carved in the thick coating of underglaze white slip
14th centuryChineseCizhou-type cut-glaze ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration cut into the glaze before firing to reveal the light gray body, the revealed body clay dressed with white glaze in localized areas
13th-14th centuryChineseCizhou-type cut-glaze ware: ivory white stoneware with olive brown glaze, the decoration cut into the glaze before firing
14th centuryChineseQingbai-type ware: light gray stoneware, the upper portion with pale sky-blue glaze over applique molded decoration
13th-14th centuryChineseShufu ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze; with molded characters reading "Shu Fu" incorporated into the design
13th-14th centuryChineseJizhou-type ware, probably Tushan ware: light gray stoneware with variegated brown and amber glazes over a white slip ground, the lower portion of the bottle coated with dark russet slip. Probably from the kilns at Tushan, Sichuan province.
12th-14th centuryChinesePorcelain with clear glaze
14th-16th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze buff slip. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-14th centuryChineseJizhou 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.
13th-14th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in iron-brown slip on a white slip ground under a clear glaze
13th-14th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze suffused with buff markings and bluish white streaks. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown and transparent amber glazes. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-14th centuryChinese