http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/743560/resize%3Aformat%3DfullInkstand1876Frédéric BoucheronSilver, partially gilded, champlevé, basse taille, cloisonné enamelSilver, partially gilded, decorated in champlevé, basse-taille, and cloisonné enamels, with cut out base supported on four cast turtles, enameled with geometric patterns, naturalistic scenes, and facsimile prints surrounding a sea with carp. Fitted with a drawer etched and parcel-gilt in three colors. Base supports four shaped letter racks in geometric patterns flanked by two rolling blotters topped with "shi-shi" dogs holding brocade balls. Removable central section has a vase-shaped pen holder decorated with female figures, plants, and field mice in kimonos, flanked by nesting boxes enameled in landscape and geometric motifs. Removable lids topped by a beetle and a wasp in gold and basse-taille enamel.Silver23.4000000000 Centimeter33.6000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/314240/rdf