18th century
H. 3.8 x Diam. 6.4 cm (1 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Pale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseDong Khe ware: molded light gray stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled ware: porcelain with incised decoration and with an even coating of overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChinesePale grayish white nephrite; with mark on the base reading 'Qianlong Yu Zhi' in seal-script characters
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 centuryChineseCloudy, pale greenish white nephrite
17th-18th centuryChinesePorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th 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 centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with emerald-green enamel over crackled glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with overglaze sepia-enamel hallmark reading "Xu Hua Tang zhi" on the base
18th centuryChinese