Neolithic to Shang period, 2000-1000 BCE
H. 21 x W. 17 cm (8 1/4 x 6 11/16 in.)
Probably Ru ware: light gray stoneware body with pale bluish celadon glaze. Probably from the Ru kilns, Henan province
12th centuryChineseGray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseBlackened gray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware body with transparent celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province
13th-14th centuryChineseLonquan celedaon ware: pale gray stoneware body with an extensively crackled, grayish green celadon glaze over molded decor. From the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province
12th-13th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseLight gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
ChineseCeramic
ChineseBlackened gray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseLow-fired blackened gray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseBlackened gray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChinesePainted funerary ware: gray earthenware with cold-painted red pigments on a white gesso ground.
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