late 19th-early 20th century
H. 4.9 x W. 8 x 8 cm x D. 8 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
[William Lipton Ltd., New York, (2001)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.
Qingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianHuangpu ware: light gray stoneware covered all over with white slip, the decoration painted in localized areas of discontinuous dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Shaanxi province
9th centuryChineseMetal
18th-19th centuryRussianLacquer on wood with decoration in painted gold and with thin mother-of-pearl inlays; metal fittings
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with glazed-ceramic and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and lacquered-copper fittings
18th centuryJapaneseSilver
19th centuryBritishSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseIvory with velvet lining
18th centuryBritishSilver
17th centuryBritishLacquer 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 centuryJapanese