Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
H. 30.9 x W. 43.1 cm (12 3/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Wooden-handled metal cutting tool with metal-wrapped tip
JapaneseSoft wooden handle with tip splintered to make bristle fibers
JapaneseLacquered fabric and persimmon-juiced paper support with coiled bamboo-leaf pad and bamboo-leaf wrapper
JapaneseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChineseSansun-okuri (3 "sun" repeat-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
20th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th century