Late Edo-Meiji period, late 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 27.7 x W. 41 cm (10 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
18th centuryOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass and tin layers on pasteboard
19th centuryPersian

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 centuryJapaneseWooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
Japanese

Ink and color on carved wood
19th centuryChinese
Pale greenish-white nephrite; brush head made of fur
19th centuryChinese