Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 31.5 x W. 40.3 cm (12 3/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
Terracotta
5th-6th centuryRomanChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "hikibori" (pull-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapaneseIron
9th-11th centuryByzantineChūban (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 centuryJapaneseEarthenware with brown lead glaze
3rd-4th century CEChineseOne 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 centuryJapaneseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChineseDaihan (large-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