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Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire), Jean Henri Riesener French, Oak veneered with ebony and 17th-century Japanese lacquer; interiors veneered with tulipwood, amaranth, holly, and ebonized holly; gilt-bronze mounts; marble top; velvet (not original), French, Paris
Drop-front secretary (Secrétaire en armoire)
Jean Henri Riesener
1783
Mechanical table, Jean-François Oeben French, born Germany, Oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood, with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods; gilt-bronze mounts; imitation Japanese lacquer; replaced silk, French
Mechanical table
Jean-François Oeben
and Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1761–63
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Saotome Ietada Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, Japanese
Armor (Gusoku)
Armorer Helmet bowl signed Saotome Ietada
Armorer Breastplate inscribed inside, Myōchin Munesuke
16th and 18th centuries
Helmet (<i>Zukinnari Kabuto</i>), Iron, lacquer, Japanese
Helmet (Zukinnari Kabuto)
Japanese
16th century
Armor (<i>Yoroi</i>) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358), Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, Japanese
Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)
Japanese
early 14th century
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Bamen Tomotsugu Japanese, Iron, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, silk, horse hair, ivory, Japanese, Toyohara, Echizen province
Armor (Gusoku)
Armorer Helmet signed by Bamen Tomotsugu
18th century
Turnus Provoked into War by Aeneas, José Manuel de la Cerda Mexican, Wood, painted lacquer, gold, Mexican
Turnus Provoked into War by Aeneas
José Manuel de la Cerda
ca. 1764
Crowned Buddha, Wood with lacquer and gilt, Burma
Crowned Buddha
Burma
ca. 13th–early 14th century
Buddha, probably Amitabha , Dry lacquer with polychrome pigment and gilding, China

Buddha, probably Amitabha

China
early 7th century
Guqin (古琴 ), Prince Lu Chinese, Wood (wutong and zi), silk, jade, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, Chinese
Guqin (古琴 )
Prince Lu
1634
Sutra box with dragons amid clouds, Red lacquer, incised decoration, gold inlay, damascened brass lock and key, China
Sutra box with dragons amid clouds
China
Mask, Myōchin Muneakira Japanese, Iron, lacquer, textile (silk), Japanese
Mask
Inscribed by Myōchin Muneakira
dated 1745
Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold, silver foil application on nashiji ground; gilt bronze fittings, Japan
Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers
Japan
first half of the 15th century
Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums , Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea

Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums

Korea
ca.12th century
Tray with women and boys on a garden terrace , Carved red lacquer, China

Tray with women and boys on a garden terrace

China
14th century
Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls , Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl; brass fittings, Korea

Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls

Korea
15th–16th century
Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Korea
Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls
Korea
18th century
Clothing box decorated with dragons, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and ray skin, Korea
Clothing box decorated with dragons
Korea
19th century
Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground, Japan
Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields
Japan
early 17th century
Box decorated with auspicious symbols, Lacquered wood inlaid with flattened and painted ox horn, Korea
Box decorated with auspicious symbols
Korea
19th century
Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō), Sukemitsu of Bizen Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, rayskin, silk, Japanese
Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)
Swordsmith Long sword (katana) blade inscribed by Sukemitsu of Bizen
Swordsmith Short sword (wakizashi) blade attributed to Yasumitsu
Fittings maker Set of sword mountings by Iwamoto Konkan
sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century
Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja), Kaikei Japanese, Japanese cypress with lacquer, color, gold, cut gold leaf (kirikane), and inlaid crystal eyes, Japan
Fudō Myōō, the Immovable Wisdom King (Achala Vidyaraja)
Kaikei
early 13th century
Royal processions, ceremonies and entertainments, Court of King Mindon or Thibaw, or associated workshops Burmese, Watercolor and gold on mulberry paper, with gilt lacquered wood covers and cloth lined box, Burma
Royal processions, ceremonies and entertainments
Court of King Mindon or Thibaw, or associated workshops
1870s–1880s
Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e; gilt bronze fittings, Japan
Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds
Japan
late 14th–early 15th century
The Ming Sisters, Betty Woodman American, Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer and paint
The Ming Sisters
Designer Betty Woodman
2003
Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks, Papier-maché; painted and lacquered
Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks
early 19th century
Tánggǔ (堂鼓), Elevated Tone Workshop, Guangzhou (Canton), Wood, oxhide, lacquer, brass, teak, Chinese
Tánggǔ (堂鼓)
Elevated Tone Workshop, Guangzhou (Canton)
19th century
“ANAESTHESIA I” desk, Samuel Ross British, Glass fiber reinforced concrete, aluminum, stainless steel, OSB (Oriented Strand Board, engineered wood), Abidjan clay, turmeric, acrylic, acrylic lacquer, polyurethane
“ANAESTHESIA I” desk
Samuel Ross
2022
Palm-leaf Manuscript Storage Box, Lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay; brass hinges and keyed lock., Thailand
Palm-leaf Manuscript Storage Box
Thailand
early 19th century
Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Chrysanthemums, Foliage Scroll, and Tokugawa Family Crests , Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, gold and silver foil application on nashiji lacquer ground, Japan

Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Chrysanthemums, Foliage Scroll, and Tokugawa Family Crests

Japan
18th century
Writing Box (Suzuribako) in the Shape of a Piece of Bamboo, Lacquered wood with black takamaki-e on black lacquer ground (all black kuromaki-e), Japan
Writing Box (Suzuribako) in the Shape of a Piece of Bamboo
Japan
early 20th century
Red Raku Tea Bowl (Chawan), Hon'ami Kōetsu , by an unknown potter Japanese, Earthenware with red slip under milky glaze (Raku ware, unknown workshop); gold lacquer repairs, Japan
Red Raku Tea Bowl (Chawan)
Style of Hon'ami Kōetsu
18th century
Gourd-Shaped Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) with Tokugawa Family Crest, Net, and Cherry Blossoms, Lacquered wood with gold, silver, and red togidashimaki-e and hiramaki-e on black ground, Japan
Gourd-Shaped Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) with Tokugawa Family Crest, Net, and Cherry Blossoms
Japan
second half 18th–early 19th century
A Youth at a Stream, John Henry Foley Irish, Lead with golden brown lacquer patination, British
A Youth at a Stream
John Henry Foley
1844
Combination table, Martin Carlin French, Oak and pine veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, boxwood and ebony; Carrara marble; gilt-bronze mounts; accessories of Sèvres porcelain, rock crystal, silver gilt, and lacquer, French, Paris
Combination table
Martin Carlin
ca. 1775
Commode, Bernard II van Risenburgh, Oak veneered with panels of Chinese Coromandel lacquer and European black-lacquered veneer; gilt-bronze mounts; brèche d'Alep marble top, French, Paris
Commode
Bernard II van Risenburgh
ca. 1740–45
Chessmen (32), Ivory with polychrome lacquer and gilding, Indian
Chessmen (32)
Indian
late 18th–early 19th century
Commode, Bernard III van Risamburgh, Oak; Japanese black-and-gold lacquer and ebony veneer, gilt bronze; brèche d’Alep marble top, French, Paris
Commode
Bernard III van Risamburgh
ca. 1765–70
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Yukinoshita Sadaiyé Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, Japanese
Armor (Gusoku)
Armorer Inscribed by Yukinoshita Sadaiyé
17th century
Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana), Naotane Taikei Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silk, iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, silver, Japanese
Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Naotane Taikei
Decorator Engraving on blade attributed to Honjō Yoshitane
Fittings maker Sword guard (tsuba) inscribed by Yukinaka
blade, dated 1839; mounting, 19th century
Helmet in the Shape of a Crouching Rabbit, Iron, lacquer, silver, gold, leather, silk, Japanese
Helmet in the Shape of a Crouching Rabbit
Japanese
17th century
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Myōchin Munesuke Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, copper, gold, Japanese
Armor (Gusoku)
Armorer Signed by Myōchin Munesuke
early 18th century