Qianlong period, 1736-1795
17.4 x 12.7 cm (6 7/8 x 5 in.)
Enameled ware, 'fencai' type: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels; underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading 'Da Qing Qianlongnian zhi' in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChinesePale grayish white nephrite; with mark on the base reading 'Qianlong Yu Zhi' in seal-script characters
18th 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 centuryChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with dark green enamel over crackled glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseJade carved in Mughal style; pale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with emerald-green enamel over crackled glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "mirror black" type: porcelain with black glaze and decoration painted in overglaze gold enamel
18th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseCloudy, pale greenish white nephrite
17th-18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain; porcelain with pale cobalt-blue glaze, the rim finished with an application of iron-brown slip simulating a metal band; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
18th-19th centuryChineseRock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseGrayish green nephrite
18th-19th centuryChinese