Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
31.7 x 41 cm (12 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.)
Chosŏn white ware: porcelain with light blue glaze over carved, molded, and openwork decoration. Made at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
18th-19th centuryKoreanLight gray-green, partly discolored nephrite
ChineseChūban (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 centuryJapaneseSteel with enamel decoration
19th centuryKoban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
5th-6th centuryRoman