17th century
max.: H. 6 × W. 5.8 × D. 5.8 cm (2 3/8 × 2 5/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
Carved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChinese'Guan'-type ware: porcelain with thick grayish blue glaze over molded decoration; with inscription of the Qianlong Emperor dated to 1783 incised into the base
16th-17th centuryChineseEnameled 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
16th-17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, turquoise, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseLongquan ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, and carved decoration
15th-17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamel designs and yellow enamel ground added at a later date; with spurious overglaze black enamel mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle also covered in yellow enamel
16th-17th centuryChineseTranslucent greenish white and brown nephrite
14th-17th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, kraak-type ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark of an artemisia leaf within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChinese