early 18th century
Diam. 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Yellowish green nephrite with caramel-brown skin in localized areas
18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
17th-18th centuryChineseGilt bronze with traces of black pigment (black lacquer?) in the hair
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
18th centuryChineseBronze and enamel
17th-20th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChineseYing stone: black limestone with veins of white calcite. From Yingde, Guangdong province.
18th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with clear glaze; with incised mark reading "He Chun" on the base
18th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments; with cast inscription at the front of base reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian jing zao"
18th centuryChinesePale, greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
18th-19th centuryChinese