19th century
H. 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Enameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuandenian zhi" on the floor
17th-19th centuryChineseGrayish brown agate with brown mottles; tourmaline cover with attached ivory spoon
19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against a cobalt-blue ground
19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "ox blood" type: porcelain with variegated copper red glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze pink enamel; the base with overglaze red mark reading "Da Qing Tongzhi nian zhi" within a double square on the base
19th centuryChineseDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with white slip and ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze polychrome and gold enamels; with an overglaze red enamel Tibetan (?) mark within a double square on the base
19th centuryChineseMottled dark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade)
19th centuryChineseCast bronze; with inscriptions on the vessel floor and interior of cover
18th-19th centuryChineseRock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze butterscotch-yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue double circle beneath an overglaze turquoise blue enamel on the base
19th centuryChinese