1595
9.84 x 20.32 cm (3 7/8 x 8 in.)
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques; stone and copper fittings
17th centuryJapaneseLacquer 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 sprinkled raden (mother-of-pearl) flakes
16th-17th centuryJapaneseBrass
19th centuryPersianLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: molded ivory-hued earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green and caramel-yellow glazes
11th-12th centuryChineseMetal
19th centuryFrenchMetal structure with plastic laminate
20th centuryBritishWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianLacquer on wood
JapaneseBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryAnnameseSilver
19th centuryFrenchWhite stoneware with ivory hued glaze
8th-9th centuryChinese