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.
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, lacquer paste, lead, ceramic and shell inlays; stone and metal fittings
18th centuryJapaneseInlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration partially inlaid in black and white slips
12th centuryKoreanRed lacquer with gold paint
ChineseMaki-e lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with Namban-style decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and harigaki (linear incising) techniques, and with raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; metal fittings
16th-17th centuryJapaneseLacquer
19th centuryPersianLacquered wood with inlays of tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th centuryKoreanSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLacquer on wood
19th centuryThaiLacquer 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 centuryJapaneseMaki-e designs in gold and silver on nashi-ji lacquer ground
19th centuryJapaneseLight gray stoneware with iron-saturated russet-brown and black glaze
20th centuryJapanese