Wanli period, 1573-1620
H. 5 x L. 31.7 x D. 11.7 cm (1 15/16 x 12 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
Carved wood
18th centuryTibetanChūban (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 centuryJapaneseOpaque and semi-opaque watercolor on prepared pasteboard under non-original varnish
19th century


Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChineseChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapanese