c.1931
16.4 x 15.7 cm (6 7/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
Purchased from Villinger, Kirner & Co, 1931.
Carved sandalwood, the exterior decorated with gold hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), the interior with carved representations embellished with polychromy and gilding
18th-19th centuryJapaneseLead
16th-17th centuryFrenchHard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration, and gilding
18th centuryGermanLead-glazed funerary ware: molded white earthenware with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze
7th centuryChineseTerracotta with slip and pigment
5th-4th century BCEGreekLeaded bronze on stone base
2nd-3rd century CERomanLimestone with traces of paint
13th-11th century BCEEgyptianBronze
19th centuryAmerican
Bronze
20th centuryBritishGlazed ceramic, steel, painted hardwood
21st centuryAmericanWax with gilding
18th centuryAustrianPlaster
19th centuryItalian