Meiji-Shōwa period, late 19th-early 20th century
to trimmed paper edge: H. 35.7 x W. 34.9 cm (14 1/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Double-sided carved wooden printing block
18th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
18th-19th centuryOne of a pair of chūban (medium-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving), "hikibori" (pull-carving), and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSteel with silver filigree
19th centuryYaozhou-ware mold: light gray stoneware with carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
12th-13th centuryChineseLacquered fabric and persimmon-juiced paper support with coiled bamboo-leaf pad and bamboo-leaf wrapper
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