LACQUER LETTER BOX

Brass

Maki-e lacquer;

Silver

Lacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings

Lacquer

Silver

Paper over board, cardboard

Lacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut silver)

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with shibuchi (copper-silver alloy), brass, silver, and coral inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings

Blue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold

Lacquer 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