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
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, lacquer paste, lead, ceramic and shell inlays; stone and metal fittings
18th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite with white inclusions
18th-19th centuryChinese
Iron 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 centuryJapaneseHuangpu ware: light gray stoneware covered all over with white slip, the decoration painted in localized areas of discontinuous dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Shaanxi province
9th centuryChineseWood
18th centuryAmericanLacquer
19th centuryPersianTortoise shell, with brass fittings and painted lid
18th centuryFrenchBlue-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 centuryChineseTortoise shell
18th centuryFrenchLacquer 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 centuryJapaneseMahogany and brass
20th centuryAmericanWhite stoneware with ivory hued glaze
8th-9th centuryChinese