5. A bamboo veneer ruyi sceptre, Qing dynasty, late 18th/early 19th century

明崇禎 鳥形祥瑞香盒 The rounded sides of the box rising from a recessed unglazed base, painted with scrolling lingzhi, the domed cover moulded to simulate the

明天啟 青花祥瑞紋香爐 Of cylindrical form, the straight sides rising from a short tapering foot to a flat rim, painted with four panels of diaper, comprising

明天啟 青花市松紋樣指日高昇皿 The sloping sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, painted to the interior with with an immortal standing on

明天啟 青花木瓜型蟹爪紋三足皿 The rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, painted to the centre of the interior with a crab, surrounded by butterflies and other

明天啟 青花童子風箏圖盤 The sloping sides rising from a short tapered foot to an everted rim, the interior painted with two boys flying a kite, below