12th-14th century
H. 2.6 × Diam. 6.3 × W. (across spout) 6.9 cm (1 × 2 1/2 × 2 11/16 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM Ex-Coll: Alvin Grauer (supposedly selected for Mr. Grauer by Sherman E. Lee)
Iron
9th-11th centuryByzantineOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique; with ink
19th-20th centuryJapanese