9th century
H. (with cover) 2.6 x Diam. 4.2 cm (1 x 1 5/8 in.)
Acquired from Kaikodo, New York.
Maki-e lacquer;
17th-19th centuryJapaneseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseCast iron with localized areas of gilding; the interior of the box and cover lined with hammered silver purportedly designed by Miochin (1624-1642)
17th centuryJapaneseRattan
19th centuryIndonesianGrayish nephrite with off-white inclusions
18th-19th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; [modern] silver fittings
16th centuryJapaneseSilver
19th centuryPersianLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver); metal fittings and silk cord
17th-18th centuryJapaneseLacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer, brown with red underlayer.
ChinesePale greenish white nephrite with russet skin
16th centuryChineseLacquer
Japanese