Cylindrical Tripod Censer with Decoration of Butterflies Set within Flattened Quatrefoil Panels Against a Ground of Rolling Waves

Metal

Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 4 (si) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong jingqi xuan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Pavilion of Serene Repose) inscription incised on base at a later date

Ceramic

Underglaze slip-painted earthenware

Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with inlaid black and white slip decor

Bronze

Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold

Terracotta

Hard paste off-white porcelain with gilt rims

Enamelled ware: porcelain with yellow and green enamels applied on the biscuit over incised decoration, the interior and base with clear glaze; underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Zhengde nian zhi" within a double circle on the base

Terracotta, polished black ware

Plaster