probably 19th century
H. 17.2 x W. 34 x D. 35 cm (6 3/4 x 13 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques
16th-17th centuryJapaneseKamakura-bori (lacquer on carved wood)
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with sheet-lead inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings
17th centuryJudaeanIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
11th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with shibuchi (copper-silver alloy), brass, silver, and coral inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings
18th centuryJapaneseBamboo with carved and stained surface and with brass fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanIvory with velvet lining
18th centuryBritishQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseApproximately 20 sheets of brass, steel, and nickel silver joined with gray lead-tin solder
19th-20th centuryBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanPale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique and with appliqués of lead foil and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and copper fittings
16th-17th centuryJapanese