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 over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryLacquered fabric and persimmon-juiced paper support with coiled bamboo-leaf pad and bamboo-leaf wrapper
Japanese

Bone
1st-4th century CERoman
Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChinese

Black steatite or schist
1st century BCE-1st century CEEgyptian