Qianlong period, 1736-1795
with lid: H. 19.3 x W. 21.8 x D. 8.8 cm (7 5/8 x 8 9/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Carved rhinoceros horn
18th centuryChineseQianlong-style molded porcelain: porcelain with molded decoration under very pale blue qingbai-type glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against a cobalt-blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseWhite ware: glazed porcelain with incised mark reading "Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with white slip and ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration
18th-19th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn; with inscription reading "Shi renshen mengqun fang Hanyu shi" and signature reading "Jiyu"
18th centuryChineseRed-and-white ware, "youli hong" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze copper red; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseCarved rhinocerous horn
18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with black glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with black glaze
18th centuryChinese