19th century
2.54 x 8.89 x 5.08 cm (1 x 3 1/2 x 2 in.)
Stephen Bleecker Luce, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1962.
Cast iron with localized areas of gilding; the interior of the box and cover lined with hammered silver purportedly designed by Miochin (1624-1642)
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8th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryFrenchWhite stoneware with clear glaze
8th-9th centuryChineseSilver with parcel gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseSilver
19th centuryBritishBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquered wood with brass fittings and with inlays of mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, twisted wire, and metal filings
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer
19th centuryPersian