Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
H. 32 x W. 41.1 cm (12 5/8 x 16 3/16 in.)
Chūban (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 overlaid with gold on top and sides, silver on base
19th centuryBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi" within a double square on the base
16th centuryChineseRed-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze copper red
18th centuryKoreanDaihan (large-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "hikibori" (pull-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapanese