17th century
max.: H. 5.3 × W. 13.2 × D. 9.4 cm (2 1/8 × 5 3/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
Carved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamels added at a later date; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Tianqi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
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 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 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 centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th-19th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels, probably added at a later date
16th-17th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with ogival panels decorated with overglaze polychrome enamels, the panels reserved against an underglaze cobalt powder blue ground emblazoned with designs painted in overglaze gold enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain, "famille noir" type: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
17th-19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
17th centuryChineseEnameled biscuit porcelain: molded biscuit porcelain with decoration painted in aubergine enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double-circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChinese