probably 19th century
H. 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.)
Gilt bronze with traces of black pigment (black lacquer?) in the hair
18th-19th centuryChineseLapis lazuli with incised decoration picked out in gold
19th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChineseHardstone, perhaps altered nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with applique elements under ivory-hued glaze and attached horse hair (simulating the figure's beard); with spurious impressed seal mark reading "Zhang Shou Shan" on the back
19th-20th centuryChineseBronze and enamel
17th-20th centuryChineseMalachite
19th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with caramel-brown staining
19th centuryChineseBronze (assembled) with traces of gold leaf
19th-20th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with traces of gold on the drapery and red pigment on hair; brass base
19th centuryChinese