Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 32.5 x W. 42 cm (12 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Ink and color on carved wood
19th centuryChineseKakuban (square-shaped) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper alloy particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianInk on carved wood
19th centuryChineseDark green nephrite with black flects and gray veins (so-called spinach-green jade), the stone of Siberian origin, probably from the area around Lake Baikal
18th-19th centuryChinese