Momoyama period, 16th century
3.6 x 8 cm (1 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Pale greenish white nephrite with russet skin
16th centuryChineseLacquer 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 harigaki (linear incising) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and shibuchi (copper-silver alloy); metal fittings
17th-18th centuryJapaneseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved in white against a cobalt blue ground, the central medallion on the cover with molded decoration under pale, sky-blue glaze
18th-19th 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 centuryJapaneseLacquer
17th-19th centuryJapaneseTemmoku-type ware: light gray stoneware with black glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron-brown slip
20th centuryJapaneseSilver
Unidentified cultureBox containing reproductions of seventy-one works by Duchamp
20th centuryFrenchWood with metal fittings
20th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gilt-copper fittings
17th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseRosewood with metal (brass and copper?) fittings, the interior of the box lined with silk damask
18th centuryKorean