12th-13th century
10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Wooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
JapaneseFlat steel(?) blade with wooden handle and copper rim
JapaneseSoft wooden handle with tip splintered to make bristle fibers
JapaneseOne of a pair of koban (small-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving) and "dōgubori" (punch-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapanese