Portable Tea-Utensil Box (Chabako) with Bonsai and Paulownia Crest Design

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver)

Edo period, 1615-1868