1575-1600
27.94 cm (11 in.)
Wood
15th-16th centuryGermanLimestone
16th centuryGermanLacquered wood covered with kirikane (cut gold)
16th-17th centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli shiliu nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseBronze with black-bronze patina
16th centuryFrenchGilt bronze, on black- and ochre-colored marble socle
16th centuryItalianGilt bronze
16th-17th centuryChineseBronze, on ebonized marble base
16th centuryItalianWood
16th centuryGermanCast bronze (with much deteriorated lacquer coating and gilding). Sino-Tibetan style.
16th-17th centuryChineseBronze, on yellow veined marble socle
16th centuryItalian