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
Gilt bronze with traces of black pigment (black lacquer?) in the hair
18th-19th centuryChineseCast 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 centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite, with dated inscription of the Qianlong Emperor on the reverse
18th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
18th centuryChineseGilt bronze with blue and orange pigments highlighting the deity's hair and the lion's mane respectively
18th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with clear glaze; with incised mark reading "He Chun" on the base
18th centuryChineseMolded porcelain with pale bluish glaze
17th-18th centuryChinesePale, greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
18th-19th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChinese