19th century
2.2 x 8.1 cm (7/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM
Bronze and enamel
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19th-20th centuryChineseMetal
19th centuryChineseHardstone, perhaps altered nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseYellow stone
19th-20th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with applique elements under ivory-hued glaze and attached horse hair (simulating the figure's beard); with spurious impressed seal mark reading "Zhang Shou Shan" on the back
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18th-19th centuryChinese