Jiajing period, 1522-1566
H. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Monochrome blue ware: porcelain with cobalt-blue glaze over incised decoration; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing Nian Zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th-17th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in black enamel over an overglaze yellow ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseLongquan ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, and carved decoration
15th-17th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze green enamel, the wave pattern incised; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" inside the hollow stem
16th centuryChinese"Wucai" ware: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red, green, and yellow enamels, the bowstring-line borders painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Probably from the kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province
16th-17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
16th-17th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th centuryChinesePorcelain with clear glaze
14th-16th centuryChineseCast bronze
14th-17th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration reserved in white against an overglaze red enamel ground, the pictorial elements articulated with black enamel, and the foliage covered with green enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseMonochrome ware: porcelain with cobalt blue glaze over incised decoration; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading 'Da Ming Jiajingnian zhi' within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChinese