Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Gong, Vajra, and Sutra Design

Carved ivory

Pale green neprhite; the inscription picked out in gold

Lacquer on wood

Lacquer on woven bamboo with decoration in gold and silver 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

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the "hiramaki-e" (low-relief sprinkled design) and "kanagai" (sheet-gold appliqué) techniques

Silver, gilt

Maki-e lacquer

Red lacquer

Wood with inscribed characters in gold on lid and interior

Wood

Iron 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