Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
24.8 x 40.5 cm (9 3/4 x 15 15/16 in.)
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th-20th centuryChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "ichimaizukibori" (chisel-carving) technique, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapaneseGray stoneware
8th centuryChineseKakuban (square-shaped) 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