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Designer:
Unknown, Japanese  Search this
Medium:
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Dimensions:
26.8 x 44.1 cm (10 9/16 x 17 3/8 in.)
Type:
textile designs
Katagami
Object Name:
Katagami
Made in:
Japan
Date:
late 19th–early 20th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Design of horizontal bands of tightly curled linear swirls resembling water or smoke currents held together with silk threads.
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen Snyder
Accession Number:
1976-103-102
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4923bbfb4-e061-4fbf-9097-da4f96590f01
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1976-103-102