475 BCE - 221 BCE
7 x 9.2 cm (2 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.)
Cast iron with localized areas of gilding; the interior of the box and cover lined with hammered silver purportedly designed by Miochin (1624-1642)
17th centuryJapaneseSilver with parcel gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseBox containing reproductions of seventy-one works by Duchamp
20th centuryFrenchLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in sumiaka (exposed cloth ground) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with gold and silver inlays; metal fittings
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; metal fittings
17th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, applied kirigane (cut gold), and with raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays
18th centuryJapaneseSilver
19th centuryPersianRosewood with metal (brass and copper?) fittings, the interior of the box lined with silk damask
18th centuryKoreanTortoise shell, with brass fittings and painted lid
18th centuryFrenchRed lacquer
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