Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 32.4 x W. 42 cm (12 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.) pattern unit: H. 22 x W. 35.4 cm (8 11/16 x 13 15/16 in.)


One of a pair of chūban (medium-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique; with blue pigment
19th-20th centuryJapanese

Oil paint, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryOne 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