12th-13th century
10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi" within a double square on the base
16th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryInk and color on carved wood
19th centuryChineseSteel
19th centuryWooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
JapaneseKoban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapanese