mid 17th century
H. 37.9 x Diam. 16.2 cm (14 15/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Horn
17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseHuanghuali wood with brass fittings
17th-18th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against a cobalt-blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseMonochrome enamelled ware: porcelain with yellow enamel applied on the biscuit over incised decoration, the base with clear glaze; spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark on base reading "Hongzhi nian zhi"
17th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, imitation kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark of a single Chinese character reading "yu" (jade) within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading reading "Da Ming Yongle nian zhi" below the lip
17th-19th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
16th-17th centuryChinese