Bowl with Decoration of Two Dragons, Each Pursuing a Flaming Jewel

Cizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze brown slip over a white slip ground

Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red, green and yellow enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base

Enameled blue-and-white ware: molded porcelain with decoration reserved in white against an underglaze cobalt-blue ground and yellow and red enamels over reserved decoration; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading 'Da Ming Longqing nian zao' within a double circle on the base

Longquan ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, and carved decoration

Porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue on the interior and gold enamel painted on a red enamel ground on the exterior, the exterior decoration added at a later date

Longquan ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and carved decoration

Stoneware with blue glaze; with three spur marks in the center

Porcelain with clear glaze

Enameled porcelain, possible "kinrande" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red, green, and yellow enamels, and traces of gold enamel

Enameled biscuit porcelain: molded biscuit porcelain with decoration painted in aubergine enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double-circle on the base

Monochrome 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

Originally a pale greenish-white nephrite changed to a creamy-buff because of burning (so-called chicken-bone jade); the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan