12th-13th century
overall: H. 7.7 x Diam. 9.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
William B. Goldstein, M.D. purchased from Kaikodo, New York
Maki-e lacquer;
17th-19th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite with russet skin
16th centuryChinesePorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGermanEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseKamakura-bori (lacquer on carved wood)
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
17th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique and with appliqués of lead foil and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and copper fittings
16th-17th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and seisei urushi (cooked lacquer) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gold and shakudo (copper-gold alloy) fittings
18th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite with white inclusions
18th-19th centuryChineseMaki-e lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseSilver with parcel gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseLacquer, red and black
Chinese