early 18th century
Diam. 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Dehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze; with underglaze four-character seal mark impressed into the back
18th-19th centuryChineseYellowish green nephrite with caramel-brown skin in localized areas
18th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChineseYing stone: black limestone with veins of white calcite. From Yingde, Guangdong province.
18th centuryChineseGilt bronze with traces of black pigment (black lacquer?) in the hair
18th-19th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
18th centuryChinesePale, greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
18th-19th centuryChineseGrayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling
18th-19th centuryChineseMolded porcelain with pale bluish glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseGilt bronze and rock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChineseGilt bronze
17th-18th centuryChinese