Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
25.9 x 41.6 cm (10 3/16 x 16 3/8 in.)
Engraved copper plate
18th centuryGermanKakuban (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 centuryJapaneseStoneware with celadon glaze
5th-6th centuryChineseInk and color on carved wood
19th centuryChineseOil on wood
19th-20th centuryAmericanWooden-handled metal cutting tool with metal-wrapped tip
JapaneseLight gray stoneware, the conical opening with celadon glaze, the exterior with orange-rust-hued skin. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
12th-13th centuryChineseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th century