18th century, probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)
H. 22.3 × W. 15.1 × D. 12 cm (8 3/4 × 5 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
White nephrite
18th centuryChineseGreenish yellow nephrite with localized brown markings
18th-19th centuryChineseSoft-paste porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzhengnian zhi" within a double square on the base
18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChinesePorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
18th centuryChineseCast bronze with decoration inlaid in silver wire; with spurious inlaid silver mark reading "Shi Sou" on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseHuanghuali wood with brass fittings
17th-18th centuryChinesePale grayish white nephrite; with mark on the base reading 'Qianlong Yu Zhi' in seal-script characters
18th centuryChineseImitation Jun ware: porcelain with variegated purple glaze. Perhaps made at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province.
18th centuryChinese