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

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Various forms of maple leaves and on banded diagonal lattice weave form a delicate pattern. Silk threads have been added to support the stencil structure.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen Snyder

Accession Number:

1976-103-29

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/kq44291cc05-608e-405e-8cfc-c51b388b99fc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1976-103-29