1789-1790
24.2 x 4.4 x 4.5 cm (9 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Black steatite or schist
1st century BCE-1st century CEEgyptianMolded block of ink: vegetable soot and animal glue (with gold)
20th centuryJapaneseKakuban (square-shaped) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapanese


Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
18th centuryOpaque and semi-opaque watercolor on prepared pasteboard under non-original varnish
19th century