18th-19th century
including cover: H. 5.8 x Diam. 7.3 cm (2 5/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved in white against a cobalt blue ground, the central medallion on the cover with molded decoration under pale, sky-blue glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseLacquer on paulownia wood
JapaneseRed lacquer with gold paint
ChineseIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
11th centuryKoreanHan painted lacquer: reddish-brown and black lacquers over wooden core, with designs painted in lacquer and with metal mounts (probably tin)
2nd-1st century BCEChineseWhite stoneware with russet-brown glaze
20th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique and with appliqués of lead foil and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and copper fittings
16th-17th centuryJapaneseWood with metal fittings
20th centuryKoreanCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanMaki-e lacquer;
17th-19th centuryJapanese