Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with cherry blossom and flowing water motif sakura ni ryûsui, katagami stencil, chuban format; stencil of water, plant patterns, flowers, cherries sakura; 19th century Edo period, Japan; height 40.8 cm, width 22.3 cm., A dark brown textured background fills the image with a horizontal band near the bottom composed of a repeating white floral and wavy motif; the band contains a group of small stylized flowers and flowing curved lines in white that form a dense patterned area against the brown, with occasional isolated white shapes punctuating the pattern.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_023

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.1Mb (3.1Mb) / 16.6in x 9.2in / 4983 x 2746 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil cherry blossom flowing water motif sakura ni ryûsui katagami stencil chuban format water plant patterns flowers cherries sakura 19th century Edo period Japan height 40.8 cm width 22.3 cm dark brown textured background fills image horizontal band near bottom composed repeating white floral wavy motif band contains group small stylized flowing curved lines white form dense patterned area brown occasional isolated white shapes punctuating pattern.