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:

Positive silhouettes of dianthus flowers and summer grass overlap with a partial kanoko pattern. This style of stenciling required paper tie-bars to support the dots or hand sewn ties.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen Snyder

Accession Number:

1976-103-240

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/kq47258c12d-0019-41aa-a6a6-b0cb05692005

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1976-103-240