Qianlong period, 1736-1795
H. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
Gilt bronze and rock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain, "famille jaune" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and aubergine enamels
18th centuryChinesePale, greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
18th-19th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChineseBronze and enamel
17th-20th centuryChineseMolded porcelain with pale bluish glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseYing stone: black limestone with veins of white calcite. From Yingde, Guangdong province.
18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite, with dated inscription of the Qianlong Emperor on the reverse
18th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: molded and assembled porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
17th-18th centuryChineseGrayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling
18th-19th centuryChinese