Qianlong period, 1736-1795
H. 7.3 x Diam. 15.6 cm (2 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Grayish green nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed stoneware, "guan" type: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
18th centuryChineseGreenish yellow nephrite
18th-19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with yellow, green, rose, and black enamels
18th-19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against a cobalt-blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base of vessel
17th-18th centuryChineseEnameled 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 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 porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red enamel; with spurious overglaze red enamel mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" on the base
18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "qingbai" type: porcelain with pale, sky-blue glaze over molded and incised decor; with incised mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseJade carved in Mughal style; pale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
17th-18th centuryChinese