16th century
63.5 x 59.69 x 177.17 cm (25 x 23 1/2 x 69 3/4 in.)
Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1926
Corrugated cardboard and masonite
20th centuryAmericanWalnut with a parquetry frieze
17th centuryDutchInlaid Lacquer: wooden core with black lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and twisted wire; with metal (brass?) fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanLeaded bronze
1st-2nd century CERomanRed-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 CEChineseMahogany and ebony (secondary woods: mahogany and pine), gilt-brass, and brass
19th centuryAmericanBronze; copper, silver, and bronze inlays
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanPainted beech and modern upholstery
18th and 19th centuriesBritishWood
15th centuryItalianBirch, glass, and metal hardware
20th centuryAmericanRed-lacquer-coated wood, the designs painted in black, green, and ochre lacquers on the red-lacquer ground. 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. Attached to a reconstructed gilt wood stand.
1st century CEChineseWood
Chinese