H. 17.15 x Diam. 7.62 cm (6 3/4 x 3 in.)
Rose quartz
19th-20th centuryChineseCloisonne enamel; polychrome enamels within brass cloisons on a copper base
19th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the designs reserved against a ground of overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
15th-16th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseCast bronze
11th-10th century BCEChineseEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
8th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with grayish olive celadon glaze
12th-13th centuryChinese