18th cent. - 19th cent.
15.3 x 14.7 cm (6 x 5 13/16 in.)
James H. Soong, Soong/Asian Art, San Francisco
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
18th-19th century
Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWooden-handled metal cutting tool with metal-wrapped tip
Japanese



