late 19th-early 20th century
H. 8.2 x W. 13.2 x D. 9.5 cm (3 1/4 x 5 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
[William Lipton Ltd., New York, (2001)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.
Lacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques; metal fittings
15th-16th centuryJapaneseMetal
19th centuryFrenchRed lacquer
ChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique
18th centuryJapaneseSilver
17th centuryDutch?Lacquer
JapanesePale green neprhite; the inscription picked out in gold
19th centuryChineseWhite ware: white stoneware with clear glaze over molded elements
8th-9th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold 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 silver)
16th-17th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood
Japanese