probably 12th century
H. 4.8 x Diam. 9.3 cm (1 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin. Probably from the Cizhou kilns at Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseHammered silver
12th-13th centuryChineseRusset Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with misfired dark brown glaze and bluish white markings, the markings probably from an application of ash
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware glazed in hues of greenish tea-dust with blue undertones, the decoration painted in overglaze iron-brown slip
12th-13th centuryChineseDing-type ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over molded decoration. Perhaps from kilns at Jiexu, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseEarthenware with green lead glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the exterior with russet skin, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChinese