475 BCE - 221 BCE
H. 7.1 x Diam. 9.3 cm (2 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with silver and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; metal fittings
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13th centuryChinese