Muromachi to Momoyama period, circa 16th century
closed: H. 6.5 x Diam. 14.4 cm (2 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Qingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer
ChineseLacquer
19th centuryPersianBrass
19th centuryPersianWood
19th-20th centuryThaiLacquer 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 centuryJapaneseMixed copper alloy, lid possibly tinned
6th-7th centuryByzantineLacquer 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 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
17th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on paulownia wood
Japanese