1600-1300 BCE
H. 13.7 x Diam. 16.5 cm (5 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Rose quartz
19th-20th centuryChineseCast bronze with gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseNorthern russet ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
12th centuryChineseDong Khe ware: molded light gray stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with mold-impressed designs and decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed ware, "mirror black" type: porcelain with black glaze and with traces of decoration in overglaze gold enamel
ChineseBlack Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron oxide. From the Huangpu kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
11th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
12th-13th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseWhite ware: porcelain with lightly incised "anhua" decoration at the top and bottom of the handle
15th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) incised on base; "Jianfu gong Jingsheng zhai louxia yong" (Palace of Established Happiness, used in the Studio of Esteemed Excellence, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date; metal repairs
15th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
15th centuryChinese