Small Sculpture in the Form of Four Ducks Swimming Among Lotus Blossoms

Lapis lazuli with incised decoration picked out in gold

Hardstone, perhaps altered nephrite

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

White jadeite with emerald green markings; the stone of Burmese origin

Pale greenish white nephrite with caramel-brown staining

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

Hardstone, perhaps altered neprhite; with inscription on the underside in archaic-style characters

Dehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with applique elements under a clear glaze

Pale greenish white nephrite with traces of gold on the drapery and red pigment on hair; brass base

White nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface

Yellow stone

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