Katagami Textile Stencil with Stylized Diagonal Bamboo Design
Artists' ToolsJapanese19th-20th century

Katagami Textile Stencil with Stylized Diagonal Bamboo Design

Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century

Classification
Artists' Tools
Medium
Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
Culture
Japanese
Century
19th-20th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

32.6 x 44.2 cm (12 13/16 x 17 3/8 in.)

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