Ch'ing dynasty, 18th century
18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Pale, greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
18th-19th centuryChineseMolded porcelain with pale bluish glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseGilt bronze with traces of black pigment (black lacquer?) in the hair
18th-19th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with clear glaze; with incised mark reading "He Chun" on the base
18th centuryChineseCast 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 centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite, with dated inscription of the Qianlong Emperor on the reverse
18th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
18th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChineseYellowish green nephrite with caramel-brown skin in localized areas
18th centuryChinese