H. 1.6 x Diam. 13.3 cm (5/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Double-sided carved wooden printing block
18th centuryJapaneseMolded block of ink: vegetable soot and animal glue (with gold)
20th centuryJapaneseOne 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 centuryJapaneseChūban (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 centuryJapaneseDaihan (large-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseOne of a pair(?) of koban (small-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques; with black ink
19th-20th centuryJapaneseLacquered fabric and persimmon-juiced paper support with coiled bamboo-leaf pad and bamboo-leaf wrapper
JapaneseWooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
JapaneseOdd-sized minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseCarved wood
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