Wave-Form Stand Supporting Three Crystal Balls

Carved sandalwood, the exterior decorated with gold hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), the interior with carved representations embellished with polychromy and gilding

Wood, multiple-woodblock construction; with lacquer-applied gold leaf and crystal-inset eyes

Cypress wood with pigment: multiple-block construction

Bronze

Bronze and rock crystal; the stone of Chinese or American origin

Wood with polychromy and crystal-inset eyes

Brown-surfaced iron

Cypress wood with pigment: single-block construction

Silver and rock crystal; the stone of Chinese or American origin

Cypress wood with cut gold-leaf decoration

Brown-surfaced iron or steel with applique gold eyes and tongue; with incised inscription beneath the snake's jaw

Cast bronze with crystal-inset eyes