Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with a motif of rhombuses forming crosses and plant-floral patterns hishigata jûji ni sôka moyô, Japanese, Meiji period 2nd half of the 19th century, katagami stencil, chuban format, geometric-plant patterns, flowers; stencil; height 40.7 cm, width 24.3 cm., The image shows a dark brown background with a horizontal band near the top featuring a repeating decorative pattern in white and dark brown. The pattern includes several floral-like motifs and diamond-shaped lattice elements arranged in a row, with white ornamental fills and dark brown detailing. The diamonds are connected by dashed or stitched-looking lines, and the floral motifs have leaf and petal shapes with curling flourishes. The lower portion of the image is mostly plain dark brown, while the upper patterned area contrasts with white and dark brown elements.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_022

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.7Mb (4.3Mb) / 17.1in x 9.9in / 5129 x 2980 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil motif rhombuses forming crosses plant-floral patterns hishigata jûji ni sôka moyô Japanese Meiji period 2nd half 19th century katagami stencil chuban format geometric-plant patterns flowers height 40.7 cm width 24.3 cm image dark brown background horizontal band near top featuring repeating decorative pattern white dark brown pattern includes several floral- motifs diamond-shaped lattice elements arranged row white ornamental fills dark brown detailing diamonds connected dashed stitched-looking lines floral motifs leaf petal shapes curling flourishes lower portion mostly plain upper patterned area contrasts dark brown elements.