late 19th-early 20th century
H. 6.8 x W. 11.8 x D. 8.5 cm (2 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
[William Lipton Ltd., New York, (2001)] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.
Qingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gilt-copper fittings
17th centuryJapaneseBronze, with damascened overlays of cut sheet silver, the bronze with induced gunmetal gray surface color
19th-20th centuryKoreanLacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques; stone and copper fittings
17th centuryJapaneseBox with mounted Plexiglas wheel and various sample materials
20th centuryBritishLacquer
JapaneseCeramic
19th centuryEuropeanStoneware with brown glaze
9th centuryChineseLacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; lead-alloy fittings
16th centuryJapaneseLacquer on wood
JapaneseLacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques
17th centuryJapaneseMahogany and brass
20th centuryAmerican