probably 19th century
H. 17.2 x W. 34 x D. 35 cm (6 3/4 x 13 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Lacquer
ChineseBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer 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 glazed-ceramic and tortoiseshell inlays
17th-18th centuryJapaneseSilver
19th centuryFrenchLacquer on wood with decoration in gold 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, applied kirigane (cut gold), and with raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays
18th centuryJapaneseRosewood with metal (brass and copper?) fittings, the interior of the box lined with silk damask
18th centuryKoreanSilver, gilt
19th centuryBritishLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and aokin (gold-silver) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gilt-copper fittings [tray with decoration of cranes in takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) may be a later replacement]
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer
JapaneseWood
19th-20th centuryThaiLacquer, red and black
ChineseTortoise shell
18th centuryFrench