early 18th century
H. 11.4 x Diam. 9.4 cm (4 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)
Enameled 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 centuryChineseCast bronze with decoration inlaid in silver wire; with spurious inlaid silver mark reading "Shi Sou" on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseRed-and-white ware, "youli hong" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze copper red; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzhengnian zhi" within a double square on the base
18th centuryChineseYellow nephrite with brown markings
18th centuryChineseWhite nephrite
18th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn, with incised seal mark reading 'Sheng Fugong zuo' on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with clear glaze over applied powdered cobalt and with traces of overglaze gold enamel decoration; with underglaze cobalt blue double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading reading "Da Ming Yongle nian zhi" below the lip
17th-19th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, imitation kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark of a single Chinese character reading "yu" (jade) within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseCast bronze; with inscriptions on the vessel floor and interior of cover
18th-19th centuryChinese