Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
H. 31.4 x W. 41.5 cm (12 3/8 x 16 5/16 in.)
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryDouble-sided carved wooden printing block
18th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianOne of a pair of chūban (medium-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique; with blue pigment
19th-20th centuryJapaneseEngraved copper plate
18th centuryGermanChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques; with ink
19th-20th centuryJapanese