Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
18th centuryJapaneseWood with inscribed characters in gold on lid and interior
18th centuryChineseLacquer, red and black
ChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
9th-10th centuryChineseSilver
Unidentified cultureIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
11th centuryKoreanSilver
19th centuryPersianLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; openwork bronze cover and copper interior fittings
17th-18th centuryJapaneseMetal
19th centuryFrenchGrayish nephrite with off-white inclusions
18th-19th centuryChineseBox with mounted Plexiglas wheel and various sample materials
20th centuryBritish