Late Muromachi or Momoyama period, late 16th-17th century
4.5 x 22.2 x 23.7 cm (1 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.)
Wood, secured with wooden pegs, and with brass fittings
19th centuryKoreanMixed copper alloy, lid possibly tinned
6th-7th centuryByzantineSilver
19th centuryFrenchTortoise shell
18th centuryFrenchLacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th-20th centuryKoreanSilver
17th centuryDutch?Kamakura-bori; black and cinnabar lacquers over a carved wooden core
14th-15th centuryJapaneseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseMaki-e designs in gold and silver lacquers on nashiji lacquer ground
19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
18th centuryJapaneseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChinese