Katagami Textile Stencil with Shopsign (Kanban) Design
Artists' ToolsJapanese19th-20th century

Katagami Textile Stencil with Shopsign (Kanban) 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) technique; with ink
Culture
Japanese
Century
19th-20th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 31.1 x W. 41.8 cm (12 1/4 x 16 7/16 in.)

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