Qianlong period, 1736 - 1795
1.6 x 15.3 x 2.8 cm (5/8 x 6 x 1 1/8 in.)
Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapanese


Double-sided carved wooden printing block
18th centuryJapanese

Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChineseShemshad wood
19th centuryPersianDaihan (large-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "hikibori" (pull-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapanese![Dry pigment, Alizerene [Alizarin]](/images/art-placeholder.jpg)