Pan-Asian Ceramics

Bird-headed ewer
China; Henan or Shaanxi province
Tang dynasty (618–906)
glazed earthenware
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection
B60P214
L2012.2001.031

Bowl 900–1000
Eastern Iran; perhaps Nishapur
earthenware with sgraffito and splash glaze
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Lewis K. Land and Elizabeth Land
B84P2
L2012.2001.036

Bowl 1250–1350
probably Kashan, Iran
glazed fritware with underglazed decoration
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection
B60P1916
L2012.2001.079

Ewer  1150–1200
Korea
Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)
stoneware with inlaid decoration under celadon glaze
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Mr. Arthur J. McTaggart in memory of Dr. Chewon Kim
1991.23
L2012.2001.046

Dish from the Royal Nanhai shipwreck 1450–1500
Thailand; Si Satchanalai
stoneware with celadon glaze
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Dennis Kendig
2010.493
L2012.2001.048

Kendi in the shape of an elephant 1550–1620
Southern China
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
porcelain with underglaze decoration
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift of Roy Leventritt
B69P73L
L2012.2001.045

Plate 1400–1600
Northern Vietnam
stoneware with underglaze decoration
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection
B62P28
L2012.2001.060

Jug 1100–1300
Iran
glazed fritware
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection
B60P1928
L2012.2001.032

Teapot for the Thai market 1775–1875
China
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
bencharong ware; porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration; handle: copper alloy
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Southeast Asian Art Collection
2006.27.91a-b
L2012.2001.006 a-b

Plate made for Mas’ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan of Persia 1879
China; made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province; decorated in Guangdong province
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), reign of the Guangzu emperor (1875–1907)
porcelain with “rose canton” decoration
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Museum purchase
1999.40
L2012.2001.005

Plate with monogram of the Dutch East India Company 1660–80
Japan; Saga prefecture
Edo period (1615–1868)
Imari-type Arita ware, porcelain with underglaze decoration
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection
B60P974
L2012.2001.012

Jar with lotus scrolls and calligraphic inscriptions
China, Henan province or Shanxi province
Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
stoneware
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection
B60P10+
L2012.2001.076