18th-early 19th century
overall, with lid on: H. 4.5 × Diam. 5.7 cm (1 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.) vessel only, without lid: H. 2.7 × Diam. 5.7 cm (1 1/16 × 2 1/4 in.) lid only: H. 2.4 × Diam. 2.5 cm (15/16 × 1 in.)
Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
12th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood
17th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer 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
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques
17th centuryJapaneseSilver, gilt
19th centuryBritishLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and seisei urushi (cooked lacquer) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gold and shakudo (copper-gold alloy) fittings
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer 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 utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; metal fittings
17th centuryJapaneseWood
19th centuryTibetanPorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGermanLacquer, brown with red underlayer.
ChineseRed lacquer with gold paint
Chinese