1595
9.84 x 20.32 cm (3 7/8 x 8 in.)
Lacquer on wood
17th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet-gold appliqué) techniques; metal fittings and silk cord
18th centuryJapanesePaper over board, cardboard
19th centuryGermanWood
19th-20th centuryThaiMetal
18th-19th centuryRussianMetal
19th centuryFrenchSilver
19th centuryBritishOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, brass chips, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration partially inlaid in black and white slips
12th centuryKoreanSilver
19th centuryBritishDry lacquer; dark brown lacquer over fabric core, the decoration on the exterior in "takamakie" high relief gold and brown lacquer, the decoration on the interior and base in "nashiji" gold flakes; the base with signature reading "Mushū" in black lacquer
21st centuryJapaneseWood
19th-20th centuryThai