Water Ripples, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Two ripples form swirls going in the opposite direction. They are surrounded by different size square shapes that have been punched out in random directions. There are two characters on the lower half of the stencils., Japan, 1780–1830, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami

---

Size: 6562px × 4440px
Location:
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1780–1830, characters, designs, direction, directions, fermented, form, itoire, japan, kakishibu, katagami, kozo, mulberry, paper, persimmon, punched, random, ripples, shapes, silk, size, square, stencils, surrounded, swirls, tannin, textile, threads, treated, washi, water