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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1941.266.5
Title
Katagami Textile Stencil with Miniature Pattern (Komon) of Stylized Plants and Undulating Lines
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
stencil
Date
Late Edo-Meiji period, 19th-early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/205751

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques; with ink
Dimensions
H. 28.2 x W. 47.4 cm (11 1/8 x 18 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: (thrust-cut in katakana) E

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. H. K. Estabrook
Accession Year
1941
Object Number
1941.266.5
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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