1837-1838
Oblong with slightly bulging sides, the hinged cover with plain thumb-piece.
4.5 x 6.4 x 4.1 cm (1 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Edwin Hale Abbot Jr., Cambridge, MA, Bequest to Fogg Museum, 1966.
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19th centuryGermanLacquer 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
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17th-18th centuryJapaneseWood
19th centuryTibetanSilver
19th centuryBritishEarthenware with green splashed lead glaze
9th-10th centuryChinese