Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Motif of bats flying in multiple directions cut from brown paper, their wings interlaced to form a continuous pattern. There are faint silk threads visible throughout the negative space to reinforce the overall structure.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Charles W. Gould
Date
late 18th–early 19th century
Accession Number
1939-72-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
textile designs
Object Name
Katagami
Type
Katagami
Medium
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon juice (kakishibu), silk threads (itoire)
Dimensions
26.4 × 42 cm (10 3/8 × 16 9/16 in.)
Mat: 35.5 × 45.5 cm (14 in. × 17 15/16 in.)
made in
Japan
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1939-72-1