late 18th-19th century, probably early 19th century
Blue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryAnnameseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved in white against a cobalt blue ground, the central medallion on the cover with molded decoration under pale, sky-blue glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double-square set within a "ruyi" cloud-scroll border on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseSilver with parcel gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; metal fittings
17th centuryJapaneseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over tin layer on pasteboard
19th centuryHuangpu ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
9th centuryChineseKamakura-bori; black and cinnabar lacquers over a carved wooden core
14th-15th centuryJapaneseBox containing reproductions of seventy-one works by Duchamp
20th centuryFrenchSilver
19th centuryBritish