Ch'ing dynasty, 18th century
18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Cast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments; with cast inscription at the front of base reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian jing zao"
18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain, "famille jaune" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and aubergine enamels
18th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChineseBronze and enamel
17th-20th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
17th-18th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite, with dated inscription of the Qianlong Emperor on the reverse
18th centuryChineseGilt bronze
17th-18th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChineseGilt bronze with traces of black pigment (black lacquer?) in the hair
18th-19th centuryChineseYing stone: black limestone with veins of white calcite. From Yingde, Guangdong province.
18th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze; with underglaze four-character seal mark impressed into the back
18th-19th centuryChinese