late 19th-early 20th century
H. 8.2 x W. 13.2 x D. 9.5 cm (3 1/4 x 5 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
[William Lipton Ltd., New York, (2001)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.
Bronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanMetal
19th centuryFrenchLacquer
ChineseSilver and wax
18th centuryBritishMarble
European?Lacquer on wood
19th centuryThaiWood
19th-20th centuryThaiOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, brass chips, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryLacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and silver inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings
17th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite; the inscription picked out in gold
19th centuryChineseMetal
19th centuryFrenchOlive wood
European?