Meiji-Shōwa period, late 19th-early 20th century
41.8 x 42.5 cm (16 7/16 x 16 3/4 in.)
Wooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
JapaneseOne of a pair of koban (small-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
20th centuryJapaneseDaihan (large-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving), and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseBlue-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 centuryChinese