1973
35 x 35 cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Helen Citron Boodman, Lexington, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, March 9, 1999.
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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