Qianlong period, 1736-1795
H. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
Gilt bronze with blue and orange pigments highlighting the deity's hair and the lion's mane respectively
18th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th 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 centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th 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 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 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
17th-18th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
18th centuryChineseYellowish green nephrite with caramel-brown skin in localized areas
18th centuryChinese