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Peacocks

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    Object Details

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Two peacocks facing each other with their feathers spanned outward overlap with meandering vines with leaves. The overall image is created using tiny slits.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Helen Snyder

    Date

    late 19th–early 20th century

    Accession Number

    1976-103-241

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    textile designs

    Object Name

    Stencils

    Type

    Stencils

    Medium

    Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)

    Dimensions

    H x W: 49.1 × 41.6 cm (19 5/16 × 16 3/8 in.)
    Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22 in.)

    made in

    Japan

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e6f384ec-8004-462f-883a-7610b0230754

    Record ID

    chndm_1976-103-241

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