3.18 x 6.99 cm (1 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Lacquer
17th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, and with glazed-ceramic and tortoiseshell inlays
17th-18th centuryJapaneseMaki-e lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
10th-11th centuryChineseSilver
17th centuryBritishWood
19th centuryAmericanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
17th-18th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite; the inscription picked out in gold
19th centuryChineseMetal
11th-13th centuryPersianOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, brass chips, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryWhite stoneware with ivory hued glaze
8th-9th centuryChinese