early 18th century
Diam. 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Gilt bronze with blue and orange pigments highlighting the deity's hair and the lion's mane respectively
18th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
18th centuryChineseBronze and enamel
17th-20th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite, with dated inscription of the Qianlong Emperor on the reverse
18th centuryChineseYellowish green nephrite with caramel-brown skin in localized areas
18th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseGrayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling
18th-19th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with clear glaze; with incised mark reading "He Chun" on the base
18th centuryChineseYing stone: black limestone with veins of white calcite. From Yingde, Guangdong province.
18th centuryChinese