late 1920s
H. 14.0 cm x Diam. 20.6 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
White stoneware with russet-brown glaze
20th centuryJapaneseOlive wood
European?Negoro ware; red and black lacquer on wood
18th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and shibuchi (copper-silver alloy); metal fittings
17th-18th centuryJapaneseIron or bronze with decoration applied in gold; with small cartouche on the cover reading "Kingakuji" and a maker's mark in gold on the base; the interior of box and cover lined with sheet gold, the linings cursorily engraved with landscapes
19th-20th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut silver)
16th-17th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChinesePaper over board, cardboard
19th centuryGermanSilver
19th centuryBritishSilver
Unidentified cultureMaki-e designs in gold and silver on nashi-ji lacquer ground
19th centuryJapanesePorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGerman