19th-20th century
56.5 x 38 cm (22 1/4 x 14 15/16 in.)
Gift of Miss Emily Sargent and Mrs. Francis Ormond in memory of their brother, John Singer Sargent (through Thomas A. Fox, Esq.), 1933.
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over metallic layer on pasteboard
19th centuryOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryOne of a pair of chūban (medium-sized) sheets of minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving), "hikibori" (pull-carving), and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseKoban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques; with ink
19th-20th centuryJapaneseKoban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique
19th-20th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper alloy particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersian