late 19th-early 20th century
H. 5.5 x D. 8.7 cm (2 3/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
[William Lipton Ltd., New York, (2001)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.
Pale greenish white nephrite with russet skin
16th centuryChineseRosewood with metal (brass and copper?) fittings, the interior of the box lined with silk damask
18th centuryKoreanCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseBrass
19th centuryPersianHuangpu ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kilns, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
9th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) technique
18th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
17th centuryJapaneseMahogany and brass
20th centuryAmericanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques; metal fittings
15th-16th centuryJapaneseMetal
19th centuryFrenchPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseLacquered wood: wooden core with light brown lacquer (possibly over a leather substrate) and inlays of mother-of-pearl, sharkskin or ray skin, wire, twisted wire, and metal fillings
18th-19th centuryKorean