second half 17th century
H. 7.5 x Diam. 5.2 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Horn
17th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, turquoise, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseLongquan ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, and carved decoration
15th-17th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and black enamels on the upper portion and the lower portion with an underglaze cobalt powder blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on base
17th-18th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels
17th centuryChineseTransitional blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with incised borders at top and bottom
17th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
17th centuryChineseBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th 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 centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChinese