late 19th-early 20th century
H. 6.6 x W. 10.9 x D. 7.5 cm (2 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
[William Lipton Ltd., New York, (2001)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.
Lacquer on wood
JapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
17th-18th centuryJapaneseTortoise shell
18th centuryFrenchLacquer on wood
JapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) 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; stone and metal fittings
17th centuryJapaneseWhite stoneware with ivory hued glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in zonsei-nuri (incised and painted lacquer) and gold utilizing the togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) technique; silk cord
18th centuryJapaneseLacquered wood: wooden core with light brown lacquer (possibly over a leather substrate) and inlays of mother-of-pearl, sharkskin or ray skin, wire, twisted wire, and metal fillings
18th-19th centuryKoreanMaki-e designs in gold and silver lacquers on nashiji lacquer ground
19th centuryJapaneseMaki-e lacquer
19th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseSilver with parcel gilding; with inscription incised on base and cover
5th-3rd century BCEChinese