19th century
2.8 x 14.3 cm (1 1/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the "hiramaki-e" (low-relief sprinkled design) and "kanagai" (sheet-gold appliqué) techniques
18th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquered wood: wooden core with orange-red lacquer over black lacquer (over a paper substrate); with metal fittings
18th-19th centuryJapaneseMaki-e lacquer;
17th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood
18th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood
17th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer
17th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in black, gold, silver, and red utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
19th centuryJapaneseMaki-e designs in gold and silver lacquers on nashiji lacquer ground
19th centuryJapaneseMaki-e lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseMaki-e designs in gold and silver on nashi-ji lacquer ground
19th centuryJapaneseIron 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 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 centuryJapanese