Medium:

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

Type:

textile designs

Katagami

Object Name:

Katagami

Made in:

Japan

Date:

late 18th - early 19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Thin diagonal stripes form the entire composition of this stencil. Silk threads have been added to support the structure of the stencil.

Accession Number:

1948-128-55

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/kq432453c9f-cf26-448d-91ca-b009a2ab4e5a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1948-128-55