2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE
4.8 x 6 x 2.5 cm (1 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 in.)
Silver, gilt
19th centuryBritishIron 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 centuryJapaneseRattan
19th centuryIndonesianBox with mounted Plexiglas wheel and various sample materials
20th centuryBritishMaki-e designs in gold and silver on nashi-ji lacquer ground
JapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique
18th centuryJapaneseInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration and over decoration inlaid in black and white slips
12th centuryKoreanPorcelain with enamels and gold
19th centuryGermanTemmoku-type ware: light gray stoneware with black glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze iron-brown slip
20th centuryJapaneseOlive wood
European?Dry lacquer; dark brown lacquer over fabric core, the decoration on the exterior in "takamakie" high relief gold and brown lacquer, the decoration on the interior and base in "nashiji" gold flakes; the base with signature reading "Mushū" in black lacquer
21st centuryJapaneseWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersian