15th century
3.8 x 6.1 cm (1 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Pale greenish white nephrite with white inclusions
18th-19th centuryChineseMaki-e designs in gold and silver on nashi-ji lacquer ground
JapaneseSilver and wax
18th centuryBritishSilver
18th centuryBritishLacquer on wood
17th-19th centuryJapaneseMetal
11th-13th centuryPersianRed lacquer
ChinesePale green neprhite; the inscription picked out in gold
19th centuryChineseIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
11th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in tsugaru-nuri (layered sabi urushi [thick lacquer paste] and colored lacquers with sprinkled silver powder and raden [mother-of-pearl] flakes, textured with circular gouging), colored lacquers, gold, and sabi urushi utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, and with glazed-ceramic and raden inlays
18th centuryJapaneseIvory plaques mounted on oak, with gilt bronze fittings
12th centuryItalian