1936.147: Katagami Textile Stencil with Diagonal Grid Design of Flowers, Cranes and Geometric Forms
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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
- Permissions
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