Qianlong period, 1736-1795
H. 1.6 x Diam. 8.3 cm (5/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Yellow nephrite
18th centuryChineseDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and black enamels on the upper portion and the lower portion with an underglaze cobalt powder blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on base
17th-18th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with crackled green glaze
18th centuryChineseHuanghuali wood with brass fittings
17th-18th centuryChineseMonochrome porcelain with copper red glaze
18th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Chenghua nian zhi" on the base
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 centuryChineseJade carved in Mughal style; pale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseExport blue-and-white ware, kraak-type ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark of an artemisia leaf within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChinesePorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChinese