Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 32.5 x W. 42 cm (12 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.) pattern unit: H. 19 x W. 34 cm (7 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.)


Huanghuali wood
18th centuryChinese
One of a pair of koban (small-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
20th centuryJapanese
Chūban (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
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 centuryJapanese