probably 17th century
Overglaze enamels probably added at a later date
H. 6.3 x Diam. 9 cm (2 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Biscuit 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 centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamel designs and yellow enamel ground added at a later date; with spurious overglaze black enamel mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle also covered in yellow enamel
16th-17th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamels added at a later date
16th-17th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
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 centuryChineseTransitional blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with incised borders at top and bottom
17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain, "famille noir" type: porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue hallmark of an artemisia leaf with a ribbon
17th-19th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze brown slip over a white slip ground
16th-17th centuryChinese