Meiji-Taishō period, late 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 60.9 x W. 41.3 cm (24 x 16 1/4 in.)
Steel with enamel decoration
19th centuryKakuban (square-shaped) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChineseYaozhou-ware mold: light gray stoneware with carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
12th-13th centuryChineseCopper alloy
ChineseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChinese