18th-early 19th century
including cover: H. 3 x Diam. 6.6 cm (1 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Negoro ware; red and black lacquer on wood
18th-19th centuryJapaneseKoryŏ-style inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
20th centuryKoreanLacquer
ChineseHuangpu ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
9th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double-square set within a "ruyi" cloud-scroll border on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLacquer on wood
18th-19th centuryJapaneseMetal
19th centuryFrenchLacquer on wood
JapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques; stone and copper fittings
17th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques
16th-17th centuryJapaneseMetal
19th centuryFrench