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 centuryChineseOne of a pair of koban (small-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving) and "dōgubori" (punch-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapanesePale greenish white nephrite
17th-18th centuryChineseSoapstone; six-character mark in seal script on the base reading 'Da Qing Qianlongnian zhi'
18th centuryChineseChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, brass particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th century