Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
25.5 x 41.3 cm (10 1/16 x 16 1/4 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 centuryJapaneseYaozhou ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised details. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseSteel with openwork and colored stones
19th centuryOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
18th-19th centuryInk and color on carved wood
19th centuryChinese