probably late 11th century
H. 3 x Diam. 8.5 cm (1 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Hervey E. Wetzel (1988-1918), Boston, MA (by 1919), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.
White ware: white stoneware with clear glaze over molded elements
8th-9th centuryChineseMetal
18th-19th centuryRussianBox with mounted Plexiglas wheel and various sample materials
20th centuryBritishSilver and wax
18th centuryBritishLacquer 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 centuryJapanesePorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGermanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th-20th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in black and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; shakudo (copper-gold alloy) fittings
19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques
18th centuryJapaneseOlive wood
European?Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet-gold appliqué) techniques; metal fittings and silk cord
18th centuryJapaneseHan painted lacquer: reddish-brown and black lacquers over wooden core, with designs painted in lacquer and with metal mounts (probably tin)
2nd-1st century BCEChinese