Flying Fish, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon juice (kakishibu), silk threads (itoire), Three flying fish are shown in mid-flight among and between waves. The abstracted waves are depicted as diagonal linear lines. Since there are large gaps of stencil cut away there are many silk threads which have been attached to support the structure of the piece., Japan, late 19th–early 20th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami

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