18th century
6.9 x 11.2 x 5.5 cm (2 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Wood
19th centuryTibetanMetal
11th-13th centuryPersianEnameled 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 centuryChineseMahogany and brass
20th centuryAmericanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
17th-18th centuryJapaneseMetal
18th-19th centuryRussianLacquer on wood
JapaneseOff-white stoneware with pale celadon glaze over decoration applied in white slip, the decoration embellished with incising and with touches of iron-brown slip in localized areas. Possibly from the Yaozhou kilns, near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
9th centuryChineseCast iron with localized areas of gilding; the interior of the box and cover lined with hammered silver purportedly designed by Miochin (1624-1642)
17th centuryJapaneseWood
19th centuryAmericanIvory plaques mounted on oak, with gilt bronze fittings
12th centuryItalianQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze; with molded inscription reading "Wu Jia He ___" on the base
12th-13th centuryChinese