c. 1200
10.2 x 8.4 cm (4 x 3 5/16 in.)

Metal stencil for pochoir
20th centuryAmerican

One of a pair of chūban (medium-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapanese

Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques; with ink
19th-20th centuryJapanese

Wooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
Japanese
Copper plate worked with power tools
20th centuryAmericanInk on carved wood
19th centuryChinese