Medium:

Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon juice (kakishibu), silk threads (itoire)

Dimensions:

26.4 × 42 cm (10 3/8 × 16 9/16 in.)

Mat: 35.5 × 45.5 cm (14 in. × 17 15/16 in.)

Type:

textile designs

Katagami

Object Name:

Katagami

Made in:

Japan

Date:

late 18th–early 19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Motif of bats flying in multiple directions cut from brown paper, their wings interlaced to form a continuous pattern. There are faint silk threads visible throughout the negative space to reinforce the overall structure.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of Charles W. Gould

Accession Number:

1939-72-1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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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/kq4c50e9d00-2c8c-473c-8e96-5c0149d16318

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1939-72-1