10th-8th century BCE
overall: h. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.) top rim: diam. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.) bottom rim: diam. 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1992-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.
Terracotta
3rd century BCESouth ItalianNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lower portion dressed with dark brown slip
12th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
17th-18th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with incised, stamped, and openwork decoration
7th-8th centuryKoreanBronze
8th centuryJapaneseGlass
20th centurySwedishPorcelain with all-over application of overglaze red enamel (probably added at a later date); with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within the hollow stem
16th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the cartouches and plum branches reserved against a cobalt-blue ground
19th centuryChineseEnamelled ware: porcelain with yellow and green enamels applied on the biscuit over incised decoration, the interior and base with clear glaze; underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
8th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with incised, molded, gouged, and appliqué decoration under celadon glaze. From the Yue kilns in the Shaoxing area, northeastern Zhejiang province.
3rd-4th century CEChinese