18th-early 19th century
H. 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Enameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a circle on the base
18th centuryChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale blue glaze embellished with iron-brown splashes
13th-14th centuryChineseBronze
8th-5th century BCECypriotTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSilver, gold-plated copper and enamel
15th centuryGermanTerracotta
1st-2nd century CERomanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 8 (ba) inscribed on base; “Ying tai Lan shi yong” (Ocean Terrace, used in the Orchid Room) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
6th century BCEGreekHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChinese