15th century
67.5 cm (26 9/16 in.)
Pale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseVincennes porcelain
18th centuryFrenchCeramic
19th centuryJapaneseCast bronze
ChineseTerracotta
7th century BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryBritish
Nickel silver and ebony
20th centuryGermanStoneware and pewter
17th centuryGermanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 5 (wu) inscribed inside the footring before firing and incised on the base after firing
15th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 9 (jiu) inscribed on base before firing; "Jianfu gong Sanyou xuan yong" (Palace of Established Happiness, used in the Veranda of Three Friends) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseYue-type ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over applique lug handles; the damaged rim banded in metal; painted decoration added in modern times. From northern China -- place of manufacture uncertain.
6th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
16th-17th centuryChinese