19th century
H. 39.8 cm x W. 25.9 cm (15 11/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Koban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving), "dōgubori" (punch-carving), and "hikibori" (pull-carving) techniques
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