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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1936.147
Title
Katagami Textile Stencil with Diagonal Grid Design of Flowers, Cranes and Geometric Forms
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
stencil
Date
late 19th-early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206396

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Daihan (large-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "kiribori" (drill-carving), "hikibori" (pull-carving), and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
Dimensions
63.9 x 42 cm (25 3/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of MISS MARGARET PERRY
Accession Year
1936
Object Number
1936.147
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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