Unknown Maker, Japanese

Textile-Printing Stencils (Katagami)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Culture

Japanese

Title

Textile-Printing Stencils (Katagami)

Year

1850-1907

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

41.1 x 32.1 cm (16 3/16 x 12 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.465

Type

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

In this series, a design that was too complex for a single stencil is spread over multiple sheets (nimai gata and okkake gata). From left to right the stencil becomes more refined, with less open space where the rice paste (nori) could pass through. Any areas covered with paste appear as white on the finished textile, as the dried rice paste resists the dye.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Japanese
Textile-Printing Stencils (Katagami), 1850-1907
Mulberry (kozo) paper (washi) with persimmon-tannin stain (kakishibu)
41.1 x 32.1 cm (16 3/16 x 12 5/8 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.465

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