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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Katagami (pattern paper), stencil

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Katagami (pattern paper), stencil

Year

1800s

Medium

  • Mulberry paper,
  • persimmon stain

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Mulberry paper,
  • persimmon stain

Materials

Mulberry paper, persimmon

Dimensions

41 x 31.8 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.460

Type

  • Tools

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Queen of the Insects
The Art of the Butterfly
Dec 11, 2009 – May 09, 2010

Label copy

The Japanese art of resist dyeing known as katazome has been practiced since the Genroku era (1688 -1704). Katagami, a stencil made of mulberry (ko¯zo) paper, is integral to this textile printing process. On view in this case are examples illustrating the variety of pattern and line quality the practice of katazome-style printing

makes possible. In order to achieve the various effects, a range of tools is used to punch (do¯gubori), drill (kiribori), or cut (tsukibori) away the paper, which is protected and strengthened by layering the sheets and coating them in a wash of persimmon tannin (shibu). The stencils displayed here all date to the Meiji period

(1868 -1912), the last true period of the katagami before the advent of modern silkscreen printing. An artist’s rendering of what the printed blue-andwhite textile would look like is displayed alongside each stencil.

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Unknown Maker, Japanese
Katagami (pattern paper), stencil, 1800s
Mulberry paper, persimmon stain
41 x 31.8 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.460

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