1958
20 x 10.8 cm (7 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Lacquered papier maché, watercolor and gold
20th centuryPersianChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseShemshad wood
19th centuryPersianFlat steel(?) blade with wooden handle and copper rim
JapaneseCopper alloy
ChineseChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique; with ink
19th-20th centuryJapanese


Steel
19th century