Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
31.8 x 41.9 cm (12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)

Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChineseLacquer
18th centuryPersianChūban (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 centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th century
Single piece of wood split at one end to form bristles
Japanese