18th century
Lid of box is painted with portrait of a lady.
7.7 cm diam. x 3 cm high (3 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) technique; stone and gilt-copper fittings
17th centuryJapaneseOff-white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseRattan
19th centuryIndonesianLacquer on wood
JapaneseSilver
19th centuryBritishMetal
18th-19th centuryRussianPale green neprhite; the inscription picked out in gold
19th centuryChinesePaper over board, cardboard
19th centuryGermanWood, secured with wooden pegs, and with brass fittings
19th centuryKoreanSilver
18th centuryBritish