9th century
H. (with cover) 6.5 x Diam. 7 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Acquired from Kaikodo, New York.
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
18th centuryJapaneseOff-white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseKamakura-bori (lacquer on carved wood)
18th centuryJapaneseSilver with parcel gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseLacquer on wood
JapanesePale greenish white nephrite with russet skin
16th centuryChineseSilver, gilt
19th centuryBritishLacquer 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 centuryJudaeanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with silver and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; metal fittings
18th centuryJapaneseIvory plaques mounted on oak, with gilt bronze fittings
12th centuryItalianIron or bronze with decoration applied in gold; with small cartouche on the cover reading "Kingakuji" and a maker's mark in gold on the base; the interior of box and cover lined with sheet gold, the linings cursorily engraved with landscapes
19th-20th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in zonsei-nuri (incised and painted lacquer) and gold utilizing the togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) technique; silk cord
18th centuryJapanese