second half 1st century BCE-first half 1st century CE
17.6 x 3.5 cm (6 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Wood
16th centuryGermanWalnut with inlaid wood
15th centuryItalianOak and white painted tubular metal
20th centuryFrenchRed-lacquer-coated wood, the designs painted in black, green, and ochre lacquers on the red-lacquer ground; with a two-character inscription reading "Li Wang" inscribed in "lishu" (clerical script) on the underside in raw lacquer, the two-character inscription probably meaning "[Good] luck [to] Wang." Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChineseWood
15th centuryItalianRosewood?
20th centuryAmericanGilt bronze. Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChinesePainted white pine
18th centuryAmericanCopper alloy
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanCopper alloy
1st century BCE-1st century CERoman
Silver
20th century