probably 13th century
Bamboo with carved and stained surface and with brass fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanStoneware with brown glaze
9th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; metal fittings
17th centuryJapaneseWood
18th centuryAmericanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver); metal fittings and silk cord
18th centuryJapaneseCeramic
19th centuryEuropeanOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, brass chips, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryLacquer
19th centuryPersianBlue-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 centuryChineseWhite ware: white stoneware with clear glaze over molded elements
8th-9th centuryChineseWood
19th-20th centuryThaiPale greenish white nephrite with white inclusions
18th-19th centuryChinese