early 18th century
H. 5.7 x Diam. 8.2 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Porphyry; six-character mark in seal script on the base reading 'Da Qing Qianlongnian zhi'
18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "qingbai" type: porcelain with pale, sky-blue glaze over molded and incised decor; with incised mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChinesePorcelain with carved decoration and overglaze pale green enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue mark (probably spurious) reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite nephrite
18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with crackled green glaze
18th centuryChineseMottled yellow nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
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 centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze yellow enamel
18th-19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "ox blood" type: porcelain with variegated copper red glaze
18th centuryChinese