Unknown Maker, Japanese

Textile-Printing Stencil (Katagami)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Textile-Printing Stencil (Katagami)

Year

1850-1907

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

44.5 x 63.5 cm (17 1/2 x 25 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

21.428

Type

Exhibition History

Textile Printing with Paper Stencils in Japan
Ise katagami
Dec 14, 2023 – May 05, 2024

Label copy

Large-scale katagami such as these—in particular those with large open areas for printing negative spaces—require silk-thread insertions (ito ire) for support. Working anonymously within guilds, skilled carvers used thrust-carving (tsukibori) techniques to achieve sensuous curves and delicate stripes (shima). The stencil at the far right features cattail stripes (gama suji), a striped pattern with tapered swellings.

Japanese Stencils
Jan 01, 1979 – Jan 31, 1979

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Japanese
Textile-Printing Stencil (Katagami), 1850-1907
Mulberry (kozo) paper (washi) with persimmon-tannin stain (kakishibu), silk-thread insertions (ito ire)
44.5 x 63.5 cm (17 1/2 x 25 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe 21.428

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