late 18th-19th century, probably early 19th century
Mahogany and brass
20th centuryAmericanInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration partially inlaid in black and white slips
12th centuryKoreanEnameled 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-square set within a "ruyi" cloud-scroll border on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseMetal
19th centuryFrenchLacquer 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
18th centuryJapaneseMaki-e lacquer
19th 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), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques
18th centuryJapaneseBamboo with carved and stained surface and with brass fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanPale greenish white nephrite with russet skin
16th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the "hiramaki-e" (low-relief sprinkled design) and "kanagai" (sheet-gold appliqué) techniques
18th-19th centuryJapanese