Early to Mid Edo period, late 17th to early 18th century
H. 10 x W. 22.2 x D. 25.1 cm (3 15/16 x 8 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; lead-alloy fittings
16th centuryJapaneseRosewood with metal (brass and copper?) fittings, the interior of the box lined with silk damask
18th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, and with sprinkled raden (mother-of-pearl) flakes
16th-17th centuryJapaneseLacquered wood: wooden core with light brown lacquer (possibly over a leather substrate) and inlays of mother-of-pearl, sharkskin or ray skin, wire, twisted wire, and metal fillings
18th-19th centuryKoreanWood
19th centuryAmericanWood with metal fittings
20th centuryKoreanSilver and wax
18th centuryBritishHan painted lacquer: reddish-brown and black lacquers over wooden core, with designs painted in lacquer and with metal mounts (probably tin)
2nd-1st century BCEChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, brass chips, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryWhite ware: white stoneware with clear glaze over molded elements
8th-9th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration partially inlaid in black and white slips
12th centuryKorean