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 centuryChineseMolded porcelain with pale bluish glaze
17th-18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
17th-18th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChinesePale, greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
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 centuryChineseGrayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling
18th-19th centuryChineseGilt bronze
17th-18th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseGilt bronze and rock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain, "famille jaune" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and aubergine enamels
18th centuryChinese