19th century
H. 4.6 x W. 6.9 x D. 6.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Namhi Kim Wagner, Lexington, MA (by 2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChinese

Qingbai ware: molded porcelain with applique molded dragon decoration and pale sky-blue glaze
13th-14th centuryChinese



Steel with openwork and colored stones
19th century
Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "ichimaizukibori" (chisel-carving) technique, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapanese