Kangxi period, first third 18th century
box, lid on: H. 6 x D. 8.8 x L. 35 cm (2 3/8 x 3 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Lacquer on wood
JapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and originally with inlays [now lost]; stone and metal fittings
16th-17th centuryJapanesePainted celadon ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration painted in copper-red and in black and white slips. Reportedly recovered in Changhŭng, South Chŏlla province, in 1963.
13th centuryKoreanSilver
17th centuryBritishLacquered Papier-mâché
19th centuryKoreanInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
13th centuryKoreanPaper over board, cardboard
19th centuryGermanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with shibuchi (copper-silver alloy), brass, silver, and coral inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings
18th centuryJapaneseMaki-e lacquer
19th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseLacquer
17th-19th centuryJapanese