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.
Bamboo with carved and stained surface and with brass fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseDry lacquer; dark brown lacquer over fabric core, the decoration on the exterior in "takamakie" high relief gold and brown lacquer, the decoration on the interior and base in "nashiji" gold flakes; the base with signature reading "Mushū" in black lacquer
21st centuryJapaneseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
10th centuryChineseSilver with parcel gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseSilver
17th centuryDutch?Mixed copper alloy, lid possibly tinned
6th-7th centuryByzantineCeladon ware: light gray stoneware with light bluish-green celadon glaze with a lavender splash on cover; with a square seal reading "Minoru" mpressed into the unglazed base before firing
20th centuryJapaneseLacquer on woven bamboo with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques and with sheet-lead and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays
17th centuryJapaneseEnamel
20th centuryGermanMetal structure with plastic laminate
20th centuryBritishCarved ivory
19th centuryChinese