19th century
H. 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Silver and rock crystal; the stone of Chinese or American origin
19th centuryJapaneseCarved sandalwood, the exterior decorated with gold hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), the interior with carved representations embellished with polychromy and gilding
18th-19th centuryJapaneseWood, multiple-woodblock construction; with lacquer-applied gold leaf and crystal-inset eyes
19th centuryJapaneseBronze and rock crystal; the stone of Chinese or American origin
19th centuryJapaneseCypress wood with cut gold-leaf decoration
19th centuryJapaneseCypress wood with pigment: single-block construction
18th-19th centuryJapaneseBrown-surfaced iron or steel with applique gold eyes and tongue; with incised inscription beneath the snake's jaw
19th-20th centuryJapaneseBrown-surfaced iron
19th centuryJapaneseCast bronze with crystal-inset eyes
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWood with polychromy and crystal-inset eyes
18th-19th centuryJapaneseCypress wood with traces of gilding; shrine contains metal fittings and black lacquer
18th-19th centuryJapaneseBronze
19th centuryJapanese