17th century
max.: H. 3.8 × Dia. 5.4 cm (1 1/2 × 2 1/8 in.)

Light gray stoneware with iron-saturated russet-brown and black glaze
20th centuryJapaneseMetal structure with plastic laminate
20th centuryBritishMarble
European?Lacquer 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 centuryJapaneseTakamakie lacquer, nashiji gold flakes, and kirigane gold foil on a roiro black lacquer ground, the lower sides with nashiji gold flakes and bokashi kinpun gold dust, the inside and the bottom with dense nashiji gold flakes
20th centuryJapaneseBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanPale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersian
Dry lacquer; dark brown lacquer over fabric core, the decoration on the exterior in "takamakie" high relief gold and brown lacquer, the decoration on the interior and base in "nashiji" gold flakes; the base with signature reading "Mushū" in black lacquer
21st centuryJapaneseWood
19th-20th centuryThaiQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseLacquer
Japanese