Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
paper: H. 31.0 cm x W. 41.0 cm (12 3/16 x 16 1/8 in.)



Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChinese
Carved cherry wood
19th centuryJapaneseChūban (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 centuryJapaneseMonochrome glazed ware, "mirror black" type: porcelain with black glaze and with traces of decoration in overglaze gold enamel
Chinese