17th century
max.: H. 3.8 × Dia. 5.4 cm (1 1/2 × 2 1/8 in.)
Lacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques and with sheet-lead and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and metal fittings
17th centuryJapaneseRed lacquer
ChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over tin layer on pasteboard
19th centuryStoneware with brown glaze
9th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryBritishMaki-e designs in gold and silver on nashi-ji lacquer ground
19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in black, gold, silver, and red utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
19th centuryJapaneseLacquer 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 centuryJapaneseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChinese