c. 1894
16.3 x 6.3 x 0.2 cm (6 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Yaozhou-ware mold: light gray stoneware with carved decoration. From the Yaozhou kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province
12th-13th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over metallic layer on pasteboard
19th centuryChūban (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 centuryJapaneseKoban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapanese