Late Edo period, 18th-19th century
10.3 x 12.1 x 42.1 cm (4 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique and with raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays
17th-18th centuryJapaneseApproximately 20 sheets of brass, steel, and nickel silver joined with gray lead-tin solder
19th-20th centuryLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques
18th centuryJapaneseRed lacquer
ChineseIvory plaques mounted on oak, with gilt bronze fittings
12th centuryItalianLacquer 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, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with sheet-lead inlays; stone and metal fittings
17th-18th centuryJapaneseWood
19th centuryTibetanSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseWood, secured with wooden pegs, and with brass fittings
19th centuryKoreanKamakura-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, gold, silver, and red utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
19th centuryJapanese