1858
stone: 38 x 27.3 x 3.2 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Wooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
JapaneseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChinese





Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "hikibori" (pull-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
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
19th-20th centuryJapanese