late 1920s
H. 14.0 cm x Diam. 20.6 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
Yue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
10th centuryChineseStoneware with brown glaze
9th centuryChineseLacquer 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 centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
10th-11th centuryChineseBronze
7th-10th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over tin layer on pasteboard
19th centuryInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
12th centuryKoreanPorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGermanSilver and wax
18th centuryBritishLacquered Papier-mâché
19th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
18th centuryJapanese