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나전 대모 칠 국화 넝쿨 무늬 꽃 모양 합 고려|螺鈿玳瑁漆菊唐草文半花形盒高麗|Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums

ca.12th century

元剔紅仕女嬰戲圖漆盤|Tray with women and boys on a garden terrace

日輪飛雲蒔絵経箱|Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds

late 14th–early 15th century

나전 칠 모란 넝쿨 무늬 서류함 조선|螺鈿漆牡丹唐草文書類函朝鮮|Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls

15th–16th century

first half of the 15th century

明永樂　紅漆戧金雲龍紋經箱|Sutra box with dragons amid clouds

菊桐紋蒔絵提子|Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields

early 17th century

나전 칠 모란 넝쿨 무늬 서류상자 조선|螺鈿漆牡丹唐草文書類箱子朝鮮|Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls

장생 무늬 화각 상자 조선|長生文華角箱子朝鮮|Box decorated with auspicious symbols

Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks

early 19th century

나전 대모 어피 용 무늬 옷상자 조선|螺鈿玳瑁魚皮龍文衣箱子朝鮮|Clothing box decorated with dragons

3rd century BCE

206 BCE–220 CE

ca. 2nd century BCE

西漢黑地朱繪雲氣紋漆碗|Bowl with Geometric Designs

2nd century BCE

2nd–3rd century

2nd–3rd century

2nd–3rd century

9th–10th century

11th–12th century

Long-handled spoon

11th–12th century

11th–12th century

Long-handled spoon

11th–12th century

宋黑漆梅花盞 (一對)|Pair of plum-blossom-shaped cups

11th–12th century

11th–12th century

11th–12th century

11th–12th century

宋黑漆描金菊瓣口盤|Dish with chrysanthemum-petal rim

11th–13th century

11th–12th century

ca. 12th–13th century

黒餅に八鷹羽家紋牡丹蒔絵鏡箱|Mirror, and Mirror Box (Kagami-bako) with Feather Crest and Peony Scrolls

南宋　雕漆剔黑山茶紋盒|Box with camellias

宋末元初紅漆戧金菱花口高足盤|Pedestaled dish with scalloped rim

元黑面剔犀劍環紋漆盤|Dish with Pommel Scroll Design

13th–early 14th century

南宋雕漆黑面剔犀劍環紋盒|Box with pommel scrolls

南宋剔黑雲螭紋漆盒|Box with chi dragons amid clouds

南宋　雕漆剔犀幾何紋筆|Writing brush with geometric patterns

南宋黑漆素面葵口盤|Dish with lobed rim

13th–14th century

元黑面剔犀香草紋漆盒|Incense box with fragrant grass design

元朱面剔犀劍環紋漆盒|Box with pommel scroll

late 13th–14th century

元黑漆錫釦嵌螺鈿蓮瓣盒|Covered box with lotus-petal rim

late 13th–14th century

15th–16th century

元末明初黑漆菊瓣盤 (三件)|Ten dishes with chrysanthemum petal rim

元朱面剔犀香草紋漆盒|Incense Box

元末明初黑漆嵌螺鈿梅鵲紋長方盤|Rectangular tray with flowering plums and magpies

元　雕漆剔犀雲紋高足碗|Stem cup with stylized clouds

元剔彩山茶紋漆盒|Box with camellia

元　楊茂款雕漆剔紅牡丹紋葵口盤|Dish with peonies

元　雕漆剔黑綬帶山茶紋委角方盤|Square dish with long-tailed birds and camellias

first half of the 14th century

元黑漆嵌螺鈿梅鵲紋八方盤|Octagonal dish with flowering plum and magpies

Hexagonal box with inverted corners

14th–15th century

元　褐漆素面蓮瓣盤|Tray with lotus petal rim

元朱面剔犀劍環紋漆盒|Box with pommel-scroll design

元黑漆嵌螺鈿人物故事圖九方盤|Tray with figures in a landscape

15th–16th century

朱漆輪花天目台|Stand for a Tenmoku Teabowl

15th–16th century

唐櫃　根来塗り|Storage Case (Karabitsu)

輪花盆　根来塗|Large Negoro Lobed Tray (Rinka-bon)

15th–16th century

千鳥松蒔絵香合|Incense Box (Kogo) with Pines and Plovers

early 14th century

元剔紅浴嬰圖漆盒|Box with scene of bathing children

元　雕漆剔犀劍環紋長方盒|Rectangular box with pommel scrolls

first half of 14th century

元黑漆錫釦十二稜腰圓盒|Twelve-lobed covered box

元雕漆朱面剔犀劍環紋腰圓盤|Tray with pommel scrolls

元　張成款雕漆剔紅綬帶秋葵紋盤|Dish with long-tailed birds and hibiscuses

mid-14th century

元末明初　雕漆剔黑雙鳥穿花紋盤|Dish with long-tailed birds and flowers

second half of the 14th century

元末明初雕漆黑面剔犀劍環紋盤|Dish with pommel scrolls

second half 14th century

元末明初楊茂款雕漆朱面剔犀劍環紋盒|Box with pommel scroll design

second half 14th century

元末明初　雕漆剔犀劍環紋盤|Dish with pommel scrolls

second half of the 14th century

元末明初剔黑三國故事圖漆盤一對|Pair of dishes with scenes from Romance of the Three Kingdoms

late 14th century

明早期雕漆剔紅牡丹蓮花盤|Pair of dishes with peonies and lotuses

late 14th century–15th century

元末明初　黑漆嵌螺鈿 “桃源洞” 圖方盒|Box with “peach-blossom grotto”

late 14th–mid-15th century

明　雕漆剔犀劍環紋八角形盒|Octagonal box with pommel scrolls

late 14th–early 15th century

明初剔紅庭園高士圖漆盤|Dish with garden scene

late 14th century

明剔紅蓮池水禽紋臂擱|Wrist rest with kingfisher and lotus

明初剔黑高仕拜月圖撞盒|Tiered box with a praying official

late 14th century

Brush with cover

Desk screen on stand

By type

480 Public domain

232 Public domain

Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)

22 Public domain

19 Public domain

Japan and France

2 Public domain

2 Public domain

1 Public domain

1 Public domain

Japan, Ryūkyū Islands

1 Public domain

Japan (Ryūkyū Islands, now Okinawa Prefecture)

1 Public domain

Edo period (1615–1868)

257 Public domain

Meiji period (1868–1912)

63 Public domain

Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

52 Public domain

Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

51 Public domain

Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

50 Public domain

Muromachi period (1392–1573)

27 Public domain

Momoyama period (1573–1615)

27 Public domain

Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

22 Public domain

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)

21 Public domain

Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

18 Public domain