W. 21.3 x D. 6 cm (8 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Lacquer
19th centuryPersianNegoro ware; red and black lacquer on wood
18th-19th centuryJapaneseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryPersianBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryAnnameseRed lacquer
ChineseMahogany and brass
20th centuryAmericanLacquer 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)
16th-17th centuryJapaneseLacquer on paulownia wood
JapaneseEnameled 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 centuryChineseEarthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glaze
8th centuryChineseLacquered Papier-mâché
19th centuryKorean