Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
H. 30.9 x W. 44 cm (12 3/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Curved steel(?) blade with wooden handle and copper rim
JapaneseChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving) and "dōgubori" (punch-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, platy hematite particles, and lacquer on pasteboard
20th centuryRock crystal, with red-and-white coral beads at either end, brass brace, and coral handle
19th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
18th-19th century