2nd-3rd century CE
17.4 x 17.8 x 4.5 cm (6 7/8 x 7 x 1 3/4 in.)
Unknown; possibly London Market. W. C. Burriss Young, Cambridge, MA, bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
Molded plywood, rubber, metal screws
20th centuryAmericanWood
18th-19th centuryBritishIron
17th centuryGermanWalnut with upholstered seat
18th centuryBritishWalnut with inlaid wood and stucco
15th centuryItalianCopper alloy
3rd century BCE-3rd century CERomanMahogany and ebony (secondary woods: mahogany and pine), gilt-brass, and brass
19th centuryAmericanWood, upholstered
20th centuryFinnishPainted beech and modern upholstery
18th and 19th centuriesBritishRed-lacquer-coated wood, the designs painted in black, green, and ochre lacquers on the red-lacquer ground. Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea. Attached to a reconstructed gilt wood stand.
1st century CEChineseMaple with undentified hardwoods
17th centuryAmericanRed-lacquer-coated wood, the designs painted in black, green, and ochre lacquers on the red-lacquer ground; with a two-character inscription reading "Li Wang" inscribed in "lishu" (clerical script) on the underside in raw lacquer, the two-character inscription probably meaning "[Good] luck [to] Wang." Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChinese