late 9th-10th century
From the Huangpu kiln, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
H. 3.7 x Diam. 16.7 cm (1 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Sotheby's, New York (December 1992, Lot no. 261)
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
ChineseTerracotta
Hard-paste decorated with polychrome enamels
18th-19th centuryGermanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChineseGrayish brown agate with dark brown mottles
19th centuryChineseFritware with underglaze painting in cobalt blue
17th centuryPersianBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryVietnameseSilver
17th centuryBritishLiao 'sancai' (three-color) ware: white-slipped, brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed green and amber glaze over incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChinesePlaster