Qianlong period, 1736-1795
H. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
Enameled porcelain: molded and assembled porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
17th-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 centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChineseGilt bronze
17th-18th centuryChineseMolded porcelain with pale bluish glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseBronze and enamel
17th-20th 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 centuryChineseGilt bronze with blue and orange pigments highlighting the deity's hair and the lion's mane respectively
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 centuryChinese