Jiajing period, 1522-1566
H. 4.8 x Diam. 8.9 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Porcelain with clear glaze
14th-16th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
16th-17th centuryChinesePorcelain 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
16th-17th 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 centuryChineseMonochrome 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 centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in red enamel on an overglaze yellow enamel ground, the interior with two pairs of underglaze cobalt-blue bowstring lines; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th-17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
16th centuryChinesePorcelain with all-over application of overglaze red enamel (probably added at a later date); with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within the hollow stem
16th centuryChineseCast bronze
14th-17th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
16th-17th centuryChineseStoneware with blue glaze; with three spur marks in the center
14th-17th centuryChinese