1763
23.5 x 22.23 cm (9 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Dark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade)
19th centuryChineseRed lacquer
ChineseSilver
17th centuryBritishPorcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels; with spurious mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi"
17th centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
18th-19th centuryGermanSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue, caramel-brown, and clear glazes over stamped decoration and with lead fluxed, pale yellow glaze on the feet. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with pale celadon glaze over appliqué decoration
13th-14th centuryVietnamesePorcelain with decoration reserved in white against an overglaze red enamel ground, the pictorial elements articulated with black enamel, and the foliage covered with green enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseCeladon ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
6th-7th centuryChineseNorthern russet ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
12th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseCast bronze; with inscriptions on the vessel floor and interior of cover
18th-19th centuryChinese