probably 9th century
including cover: H. 3.4 x Diam. 5 cm (1 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Blitz Antiek en Kunsthandel / Blitz Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, The Netherlands
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" on the base
19th centuryChineseLacquer on woven bamboo with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques and with sheet-lead and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays
17th centuryJapaneseLacquer, brown with red underlayer.
ChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryLacquer on wood
17th-19th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite; the inscription picked out in gold
19th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryFrenchKamakura-bori (lacquer on carved wood)
18th centuryJapaneseLacquered wood with inlays of tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th centuryKoreanBrass
19th centuryPersianMaki-e lacquer;
17th-19th centuryJapanese