first quarter of the 19th century
H. 11.1 x W. 7.6 cm (4 3/8 x 3 in.)
Bronze and enamel
17th-20th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with applique elements under a clear glaze
19th centuryChineseDehua 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 centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze; with underglaze four-character seal mark impressed into the back
18th-19th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChinesePale, greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
18th-19th centuryChineseMolded dark gray toneware with bluish gray glaze
19th-20th centuryChineseGilt bronze and rock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseGrayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling
18th-19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with traces of gold on the drapery and red pigment on hair; brass base
19th centuryChineseGilt bronze
19th-20th centuryChineseHardstone, perhaps altered nephrite
19th-20th centuryChinese