Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
H. 31.4 x W. 41.5 cm (12 3/8 x 16 5/16 in.)
Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChinese
Kakuban (square-shaped) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSteel stereotype plate
20th centuryAmericanChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapanese
