probably 17th century
Diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Metal structure with plastic laminate
20th centuryBritishLacquer 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 textured sheet-lead and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays
17th-18th centuryJapaneseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze; with molded inscription reading "Wu Jia He ___" on the base
12th-13th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over tin layer on pasteboard
19th centuryLacquer on wood
19th centuryThaiLacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques; metal fittings
15th-16th centuryJapaneseInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration inlaid in white slip; the inner rim banded with metal
12th centuryKoreanSilver and wax
18th centuryBritishLacquer 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 centuryJapaneseSilver
17th centuryBritishPale greenish white nephrite with russet skin
16th centuryChinese