Qianlong period, 1736-1795
H. 3.0 x Diam. 15.8 cm (1 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Porcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChineseQianlong-style molded porcelain: porcelain with molded decoration under very pale blue qingbai-type glaze
18th-19th centuryChinesePorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChineseJade carved in Mughal style; pale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, Langyao red: porcelain with variegated copper red glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseHuanghuali wood with brass fittings
17th-18th centuryChineseJade carved in Mughal style; pale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseJingdezhen 'Guan'-type ware: porcelain with crackled, grayish blue, 'guan'-type glaze; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading 'Da Qing Qianlongnian zhi' in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
18th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, kraak-type ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark of an artemisia leaf within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseWhite ware: glazed porcelain with incised mark reading "Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChinese