Cup in the Form of a Litchi Fruit

Carved rhinoceros horn

White stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal

Enameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base

Longquan ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, and carved decoration

Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels

Carved rhinoceros horn

Carved rhinoceros horn

Monochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with yellow enamel on the exterior and clear glaze on the interior; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base

Carved rhinoceros horn

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against a cobalt-blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base of vessel

Enameled porcelain: biscuit porcelain with incised decoration, the principle design elements covered with yellow enamel, the additional designs with aubergine enamel; with spurious(?) underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within a double circle on the base

Monochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with black glaze and traces of overglaze gold enamel decoration