Wanli period, 1573-1620
H. 11.5 x Diam. 21.6 cm (4 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)

Celadon ware: light gray stoneware with light bluish-green celadon glaze with a lavender splash on cover; with a square seal reading "Minoru" mpressed into the unglazed base before firing
20th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in sumiaka (exposed cloth ground) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with gold and silver inlays; metal fittings
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique
18th centuryJapaneseLacquered wood: wooden core with light brown lacquer (possibly over a leather substrate) and inlays of mother-of-pearl, sharkskin or ray skin, wire, twisted wire, and metal fillings
18th-19th centuryKoreanSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseRattan
19th centuryIndonesianPorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGermanPale greenish white nephrite; the inscription picked out in gold
19th centuryChineseWood with metal fittings
20th centuryKoreanWood, secured with wooden pegs, and with brass fittings
19th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood
17th-19th centuryJapanese