Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Blooming hibiscus flowers surround two different types of insect cages. In Japan the cricket’s (suzumushi) chirp is celebrated because they believe the sound emphasizes the silence of night.
Credit Line
Gift of Helen Snyder
Date
late 19th - early 20th century
Accession Number
1976-103-253
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
textile designs
Object Name
Katagami
Type
Katagami
Medium
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
made in
Japan
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1976-103-253