16th century
3.3 x 19.4 cm (1 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Plain celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
12th centuryKoreanYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
4th-5th century CEChineseTerracotta; reddish clay, black paint
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
GreekPorcelain with molded and incised elements, decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, and localized areas articulated with celadon glaze; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Xuande nian zhi" within a circular recess on the base
19th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseHard-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the cartouches and plum branches reserved against a cobalt-blue ground
19th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with incised, stamped, and openwork decoration
7th-8th centuryKoreanDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, imitation kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark of a single Chinese character reading "yu" (jade) within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChinese