Palette knife with silver metal knife and red and white plastic handle. The metal knife measures 7" x 1.25" and there is a black ink inscription "3" on handle. There is red paint residue on blade and black, blue, red, and white paint residue on handle.
3.2 × 31.8 cm (1 1/4 × 12 1/2 in.)
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 centuryJapaneseChosŏn white ware: porcelain with light blue glaze over carved, molded, and openwork decoration. Made at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
18th-19th centuryKoreanCopper alloy
ChineseMonochrome blue ware: porcelain with clear glaze over molded decoration with cobalt-blue wash
19th-20th centuryKoreanGreenish white nephrite with gold-colored silk tassel
19th centuryChineseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
18th century