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.)
Huanghuali wood
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double rectangle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseLacquered papier maché, watercolor and gold
20th centuryPersianKakuban (square-shaped) 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