19th century
H. 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Dehua 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 centuryChineseWhite jadeite with emerald green markings; the stone of Burmese origin
19th centuryChineseMalachite
19th centuryChineseGilt bronze and rock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with caramel-brown staining
19th centuryChineseHardstone, perhaps altered nephrite
19th-20th centuryChineseVery Pale green nephrite
19th centuryChineseGrayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling
18th-19th centuryChineseBronze (assembled) with traces of gold leaf
19th-20th centuryChineseYellow stone
19th-20th centuryChineseHardstone, perhaps altered neprhite; with inscription on the underside in archaic-style characters
19th-20th centuryChinese