Qianlong period, 1736-1795
H. 3.0 x Diam. 15.8 cm (1 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
White nephrite
18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with coral-red overglaze enamel
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with copper red glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with finely crackled, ivory-hued glaze
17th-19th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChinesePale grayish white nephrite; with mark on the base reading 'Qianlong Yu Zhi' in seal-script characters
18th centuryChineseCast bronze with decoration inlaid in silver wire; with spurious inlaid silver mark reading "Shi Sou" on the base
17th-18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "ox blood" type: porcelain with variegated copper red glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with black glaze
18th-19th centuryChinese