Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
In Japan, bats are seen as auspicious because part of the Chinese word for bat (bianfu) is a homophone (fu) for "happiness." A scene of bats flying near a bridge is repeated in opposite directions on a diagonal lattice weave.
Credit Line
Gift of Helen Snyder
Date
mid 18th - early 19th century
Accession Number
1976-103-12
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
textile designs
Object Name
Katagami
Type
Katagami
Medium
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)
Dimensions
H x W: 20.3 x 34.8 cm (8 in. x 13 11/16 in.)
made in
Japan
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1976-103-12