Wanli period, 1573-1620
H. 11.5 x Diam. 21.6 cm (4 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over tin layer on pasteboard
19th centuryLacquered 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 centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in zonsei-nuri (incised and painted lacquer) and gold utilizing the togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) technique; silk cord
18th centuryJapaneseSilver
19th centuryBritishSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with glazed-ceramic, ivory, mother-of-pearl, coral, and malachite inlays; stone and metal fittings
18th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryLacquer
18th centuryJapaneseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" on the base
19th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryPersianMaki-e lacquer;
17th-19th centuryJapanese