Caption

Dyeing stencil katagami with a plant twig motif karakusa, Taisho 1912–1926, ise-katagami stencil in chuban format, plant twig karakusa pattern, Japan, stencil; height 40.7 cm, width 25.2 cm, 1912–1926., The image shows a dark brown rectangular surface with a horizontal band of intricate white swirling, curling vine-like patterns across the upper half; the lower portion is mostly plain dark brown. The swirls vary in size and form a dense repeating ornamental design. The edges of the rectangle show a thin white border on two sides, and there are small lighter brown variations and tiny marks on the darker background. The visible colors are dark brown, white, and lighter brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_009

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Rights managed

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51.0Mb (4.0Mb) / 17.9in x 11.1in / 5365 x 3325 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dyeing stencil katagami plant twig motif karakusa Taisho 1912–1926 ise-katagami stencil chuban format plant twig karakusa pattern Japan height 40.7 cm width 25.2 cm 1912–1926 image dark brown rectangular surface horizontal band intricate white swirling curling vine- patterns across upper half lower portion mostly plain dark brown swirls vary size form dense repeating ornamental design edges rectangle thin white border two sides small lighter brown variations tiny marks darker background visible colors white lighter brown.