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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Dyer’s Pattern Book of Small-Scale Designs (Komon-cho), Edo Period

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese, Edo

Title

Dyer’s Pattern Book of Small-Scale Designs (Komon-cho)

Year

Edo Period

Medium

ink, cotton

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Paper (washi) pages with paste-resist-printed small-scale (komon) plain-woven cotton samples

Techniques

  • Paper (washi) pages with paste-resist-printed small-scale (komon) plain-woven cotton samples

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

30.8 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm (12 1/8 x 9 1/4 x 1 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

[text and poems] cover inscribed with Chinese character "Kori" (Ice)

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

  • Books

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

49.449

Dyer’s Pattern Book of Small-Scale Designs (Komon-cho)

[text and poems] cover inscribed with Chinese character "Kori" (Ice)

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Textile Printing with Paper Stencils in Japan

December 14, 2023 - May 5, 2024
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