Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
25.7 x 41.3 cm (10 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)



Wooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
JapaneseInk with molded decoration and molded inscriptions on base and edge; edge inscription reads "Hainan Songmei Dongpo fa zhi"
19th centuryChineseOne of a pair of koban (small-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
20th centuryJapaneseDaihan (large-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
