Seated Bodhidharma

Ying stone: black limestone with veins of white calcite. From Yingde, Guangdong province.

Pale greenish white nephrite, with dated inscription of the Qianlong Emperor on the reverse

Bronze and enamel

Dehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with clear glaze; with incised mark reading "He Chun" on the base

Grayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling

Enameled porcelain, "famille jaune" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and aubergine enamels

Stone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots

Gilt bronze with traces of black pigment (black lacquer?) in the hair

Cast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments; with cast inscription at the front of base reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian jing zao"

Pale greenish white nephrite with caramel markings

Dehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze; with underglaze four-character seal mark impressed into the back

Dehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze