Writing box (suzuribako) of wood, the lid decorated with design of a cockerel standing on a barrel inlaid in tortoiseshell, ivory and mother-of-pearl, also lacquer: Japan, 19th century

Writing box (suzuribako) with lid, lacquered wood decorated on the lid with a landscape in raised gold takamakie and inside with birds on the shore, containing inkstone, water dropper and tray: Japan, mid 18th century

Water dropper of yellowish brown agalmatolite, carved with fruit and a squirrel in full relief: China

Water dropper of ceramic, in the form of a peach with leaves and stem, the latter forming a foot, with two small apertures, and decorated in underglaze blue, iron brown and copper red: Korea, 19th century

Water dropper of ceramic, in the form of a peach with leaves and stem, the stem forming a foot, with two small apertures, and decorated in underglaze blue and brownish red: Korea, 19th century

Water dropper of pale grey green jade carved in the form of a double gourd with a grasshopper perched on a leaf: China, Qing dynasty, late 18th century

Water dropper of porcelain, dragon carp form, from the Diana Cargo of 1817: China, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing reign, c. 1816 AD

Bronze water dropper in the form of a water buffalo: China, late Ming - Qing dynasty

Water dropper (suiteki) and cup combination, stoneware with a simple iron matt finish banko and applique vine design decoration: Asia, East Asia, Japan, Tōhoku, Fukushima, Nihonmatsu Banko kiln, 19th century