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Katagami Stencil
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The Jessie L. Clough Art Memorial for Teaching
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20231018_katagami_011
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Abstract
Katagami stencil made from multiple layers of thin, durable mulberry bark paper (washi) laminated together with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu). This treatment makes the paper waterproof, flexible, and strong enough to withstand repeated dyeing, as these stencils were used to print patterns on silk and cotton fabric in Japan during the Meiji Period (1850–1912). Large bamboo leaves with U-shaped cuts connected to diagonal and large sticks containing (in the negative space) a pattern of lines connected to a center circle. In the foreground there are smaller versions of the same shaped bamboo sticks, vertical rather than diagonal, dark, and without leaves or pattern. In addition, there are small thin lined hatching in all negative space between the bamboo.
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This object was photographed and inventoried during 2024 by Alana Reece-Walker ('26). Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.