850-1100
greatest dimen.: 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Thomas Whittemore, Cambridge, MA (by 1951), gift: to the Fogg Museum.
Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving), "dōgubori" (punch-carving), and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseSteel with gold overlay
19th century


Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryKoban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving), "dōgubori" (punch-carving), and "hikibori" (pull-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWood
Egyptian

Ink on carved wood
19th centuryChinese