Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
H. 28.2 x W. 47.4 cm (11 1/8 x 18 11/16 in.)
Cast bronze
17th-19th centuryKorean

Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChinese
Curved steel(?) blade with wooden handle and copper rim
Japanese
Kakuban (square-shaped) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseDaihan (large-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 centuryJapanese