mid 20th century
H. 8.6 x Diam. 15.2 cm (3 3/8 x 6 in.)
Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
17th-20th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
19th-20th centuryChineseCast bronze; with inscription on the vessel floor and interior of cover
20th centuryChinese
Pale greenish white nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseMottled green and white jadeite, the stone of Burmese origin
19th-20th centuryChineseReddish brown stoneware; with two-character seal mark impressed on the base
20th centuryChinese
Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
19th-20th centuryChineseReddish brown stoneware, the interior finished with a crackled white glaze; with four-character seal mark impressed into the base
20th centuryChineseCarved wood, the knob made of semi-precious stone
19th-20th centuryChineseHammered silver with chased decoration and parcel gilding
17th-20th centuryChineseGrisaille-enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in black and iron-red enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Yongzheng nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th-20th centuryChineseCast bronze; with inscription on vessel floor
20th centuryChinese