Meiji-Taishō period, late 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 61.7 x W. 42.3 cm (24 5/16 x 16 5/8 in.)
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
18th century

Copper alloy
ChineseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChineseCarved wood
19th centuryJapanese
Kakuban (square-shaped) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapanese
One of a pair of koban (small-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving) and "dōgubori" (punch-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapanese