11th-early 12th century
5 x 15.6 x 10.1 cm (1 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 in.)
J.J. Lally & Co., New York William B. Goldstein, M.D., Wilton, Conn.
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th-20th centuryChineseNegoro ware; red and black lacquer on wood
18th-19th centuryJapaneseTortoise shell, with brass fittings and painted lid
18th centuryFrenchLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, and with sprinkled raden (mother-of-pearl) flakes
16th-17th centuryJapaneseWhite stoneware with russet-brown glaze
20th centuryJapaneseHuangpu ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
9th centuryChineseBamboo with carved and stained surface and with brass fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in wakasa-nuri (layered lacquer and gold foil over a thick base-coat impressed with various shapes and sprinkled with raden [mother-of-pearl] flakes), gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) techniques, and with tsuishu (carved red lacquer), malachite, and carnelian inlays; stone and metal fittings
18th-19th centuryJapaneseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: molded ivory-hued earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green and caramel-yellow glazes
11th-12th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved in white against a cobalt blue ground, the central medallion on the cover with molded decoration under pale, sky-blue glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChinese