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Katagami Stencil
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The Jessie L. Clough Art Memorial for Teaching
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20231018_katagami_017
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). Long thin lines vertical, and diagonal behind the shape of flowers and small repetitive circles. Inside the main floral shape in the center of the stencil are hatched lines from each corner to the center. The negative space has thin hatched lines. Smaller flowers are around the larger and centered one with dark negative space and U-shaped cuts from each corner to the center of the shape. From each of the smaller flowers are long lines as stems.
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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.