Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
25.5 x 41.3 cm (10 1/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
Ink and color on carved wood
19th centuryChinese



Steel overlaid with gold on top and sides, silver on base
19th century
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