Shōwa period, 1972
13.8 x 7.2 x 1.7 cm (5 7/16 x 2 13/16 x 11/16 in.)

Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChineseOne of a pair of koban (small-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
20th centuryJapanese
Metal stencil for pochoir
20th centuryAmerican


Ink and color on carved wood
19th centuryChinese
Kakuban (square-shaped) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapanese