Medium:

Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)

Type:

textile designs

Katagami

Object Name:

Katagami

Made in:

Japan

Date:

late 19th–early 20th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

This design is formed of a variety of motifs. Some blossoms that resemble cherry blossoms are evenly distributed among the motif. Crests with a plum blossom silhouette are individually designed with sashiko stitching patterns, and other geometric motifs create this sense of movement within the stencil.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen Snyder

Accession Number:

1976-103-128

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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/kq4c9a7c4c0-c9da-4a42-b47f-52fb48f39d60

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1976-103-128