18th-19th century
H. 23.1 x W. 55 cm (9 1/8 x 21 5/8 in.)
Arthur W. Asbury, Brookline, MA (by 2002), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
Cast bronze
17th-19th centuryKoreanChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
19th centuryOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper alloy particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryPersianChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique; with ink
19th-20th centuryJapaneseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChineseInk on carved wood
19th centuryChinese