Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 32.3 x W. 41.9 cm (12 11/16 x 16 1/2 in.) pattern unit: H. 22.5 x W. 35.4 cm (8 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)
Copper
5th century BCEGreekPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving) and "dōgubori" (punch-carving) techniques
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 centuryJapanese