Tongzhi period, 1862-1874
H. 5.7 x Diam. 12 cm (2 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Porcelain with molded and incised elements, decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, and localized areas articulated with celadon glaze; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Xuande nian zhi" within a circular recess on the base
19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with dark brown glaze suffused with iridescent silvery flecks
19th centuryChineseSoft-paste porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseCarved wood, the knob made of semi-precious stone
19th-20th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseMottled dark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade)
19th centuryChineseSea green nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with white slip and ivory-hued glaze over incised decoration
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuandenian zhi" on the floor
17th-19th centuryChinesePorcelain with blue and white glaze
19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with coral-red overglaze enamel
18th-19th centuryChinese