18th-19th century
H. 3 x L. 21.5 x Diam. 12.5 cm (1 3/16 x 8 7/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Bamboo with carved and stained surface and with brass fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in wakasa-nuri (layered lacquer and gold foil over a thick base-coat impressed with various shapes and sprinkled with raden [mother-of-pearl] flakes), gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) techniques, and with tsuishu (carved red lacquer), malachite, and carnelian inlays; stone and metal fittings
18th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold
JapaneseSilver
17th centuryBritishLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet-gold appliqué) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver)
18th centuryJapaneseSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishMaki-e designs in gold and silver on nashi-ji lacquer ground
19th centuryJapaneseEnameled 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 circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with iron-saturated russet-brown and black glaze
20th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; lead-alloy fittings
16th centuryJapanese