18th century
2.9 x 14.7 x 9 cm (1 1/8 x 5 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM
Cast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments; with cast inscription at the front of base reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian jing zao"
18th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze; with underglaze four-character seal mark impressed into the back
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: molded and assembled porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
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18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain, "famille jaune" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and aubergine enamels
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18th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
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17th-18th centuryChineseBronze and enamel
17th-20th centuryChineseGilt bronze and rock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with clear glaze; with incised mark reading "He Chun" on the base
18th centuryChinese