18th century
Qingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over decoration painted in a dark brown slip on a white slip ground
12th-13th centuryChineseGrayish nephrite with off-white inclusions
18th-19th centuryChineseMixed copper alloy, lid possibly tinned
6th-7th centuryByzantineSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseSilver, gilt
19th centuryBritishPorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGermanLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: molded ivory-hued earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green and caramel-yellow glazes
11th-12th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
17th-18th centuryJapaneseBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanIron 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
Japanese