Wanli period, 1572-1620
H. 26 x Diam. 16.5 cm (10 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Enameled porcelain: biscuit porcelain with incised decoration, the principle design elements covered with yellow enamel, the additional designs with aubergine enamel; with spurious(?) underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseOff-white stoneware with emerald-green enamel over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseStoneware with blue and white glaze
17th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze; with signature reading "Ken" inscribed on the base before firing
21st centuryJapaneseSilver
18th centuryBritishHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze
21st centuryJapaneseJun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseNautilus shell and silver, parcel-gilt
17th centuryGerman