Qianlong period, 1736-1795
H. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
Dehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze; with underglaze four-character seal mark impressed into the back
18th-19th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChineseMolded porcelain with pale bluish glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
17th-18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: molded and assembled porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
17th-18th centuryChineseYing stone: black limestone with veins of white calcite. From Yingde, Guangdong province.
18th centuryChineseGilt bronze and rock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseGilt bronze with blue and orange pigments highlighting the deity's hair and the lion's mane respectively
18th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChinese