Late Edo-Meiji period, late 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 33.4 x W. 43.4 cm (13 1/8 x 17 1/16 in.)
Leaded bronze
2nd century BCE-1st century CERoman?Koban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving), "dōgubori" (punch-carving), and "hikibori" (pull-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseOne 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 centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
18th centuryCopper alloy
Chinese