12th century
H. 4.2 x Diam. 10 cm (1 5/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
William B. Goldstein, Wilton, CT purchased from J.J. Lally & Co., New York
Splashed Jun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusions from copper filings
12th-13th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved and combed decoration, the interior coated with a thin layer of underglaze white slip. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusions from copper filings
12th-13th centuryChineseDing-type ware: translucent, off-white porcelaneous stoneware with clear glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with appliqué handles and with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lower portion and the interior dressed with medium brown glaze
12th centuryChineseEarthenware with three color (sancai) lead glaze
12th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with sky blue glaze over trailed ribs of porcelain slip
12th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration, the unglazed rim bound with brass. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with an all-over coating of white slip under a clear glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseMottled grayish white nephrite
11th-13th centuryChinese