mid 10th-early 11th century
including cover: H. 4.7 x Diam. 12.7 cm (1 7/8 x 5 in.)
J.J. Lally & Co., New York
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, 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, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and silver inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings
17th centuryJapaneseOff-white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseKamakura-bori; black and cinnabar lacquers over a carved wooden core
14th-15th centuryJapaneseWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianLacquer on wood with decoration in black and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; shakudo (copper-gold alloy) fittings
19th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseWood
18th centuryAmericanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and shibuchi (copper-silver alloy); metal fittings
17th-18th centuryJapaneseRed lacquer
ChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique and with appliqués of lead foil and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and copper fittings
16th-17th centuryJapaneseHuangpu ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
9th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
18th centuryJapanese