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.
Tortoise shell
18th centuryFrenchLacquer on wood
JapaneseSilver with parcel gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold
JapaneseLacquer
17th-19th centuryJapaneseSilver
19th centuryFrenchLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with sheet-lead inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings
17th centuryJudaean
Dry 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 centuryJapaneseEnamel
20th centuryGermanWood
19th-20th centuryThaiSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseWood
19th centuryAmerican