probably 18th century
H. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
Gilt bronze and rock crystal
18th-19th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseCloudy sea-green nephrite with rust-brown staining
18th-19th centuryChineseDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with clear glaze; with incised mark reading "He Chun" on the base
18th centuryChineseYellowish green nephrite with caramel-brown skin in localized areas
18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: molded and assembled porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
17th-18th centuryChineseWhite nephrite shading to caramel brown over much of the surface
18th-19th centuryChineseStone, perhaps steatite, with grayish brown coating and dark brown spots
18th-19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
17th-18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain, "famille jaune" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, green, and aubergine enamels
18th centuryChineseCast bronze with localized areas of cold gilding and red and blue pigments
18th centuryChineseGrayish white nephrite with dark brown mottling
18th-19th centuryChinese