9th century
H. (with cover) 6.5 x Diam. 7 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Acquired from Kaikodo, New York.
Lacquer, brown with red underlayer.
ChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gilt-copper fittings
17th centuryJapanesePale green neprhite; the inscription picked out in gold
19th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold
JapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in sumiaka (exposed cloth ground) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with gold and silver inlays; metal fittings
18th centuryJapaneseRed lacquer
ChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseLacquered wood: wooden core with orange-red lacquer over black lacquer (over a paper substrate); with metal fittings
18th-19th centuryJapaneseSilver
18th centuryBritish