1891
26.9 x 39 x 1.2 cm (10 9/16 x 15 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over metallic layer on pasteboard
19th centuryDaihan (large-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "hikibori" (pull-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapaneseLacquered paper over coiled banana-fiber cord, wrapped in a banana leaf
19th-20th centuryJapanesePale greenish-white nephrite; brush head made of fur
19th centuryChinese

Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper ribbons, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersian