second half 1st century BCE-first half 1st century CE
3.7 x 24.3 cm (1 7/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Wood
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18th-19th centuryKoreanCopper alloy
3rd century BCE-3rd century CERomanPainted white pine
18th centuryAmericanStone
20th centuryChineseWalnut
18th centuryBritishBronze
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEUnidentified cultureMahogany
18th centuryAmericanWood
18th-19th centuryBritishNegoro Lacquer: wood with orange and black lacquers
16th centuryJapaneseCarved wood, x shaped folding book stand
19th-20th centuryTurkish