12th cent. - 13th cent.
H. 4.5 x Diam. 11.8 cm (1 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
Lacquer on wood
JapaneseKoryŏ-style inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
20th centuryKoreanLacquer 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 centuryJapaneseTortoise shell, with brass fittings and painted lid
18th centuryFrenchPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with russet-brown glaze
20th centuryJapaneseWood
18th centuryAmericanLacquer
JapaneseLacquered wood: wooden core with orange-red lacquer over black lacquer (over a paper substrate); with metal fittings
18th-19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood
18th-19th centuryJapaneseEnamel
20th centuryGermanWood with inscribed characters in gold on lid and interior
18th centuryChinese