17th century
33.66 x 26.04 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
8th centuryChineseSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseMetal
19th centuryFrenchBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanWood, secured with wooden pegs, and with brass fittings
19th centuryKoreanPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseMetal
19th centuryFrenchLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; openwork bronze cover and copper interior fittings
17th-18th centuryJapaneseLacquered Papier-mâché
19th centuryKoreanKamakura-bori (lacquer on carved wood)
18th centuryJapaneseWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseLacquer
17th-19th centuryJapanese