Bird Among the Peonies, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), This vertical stencil consists of branches of blossoming peonies and a single bird perched in the middle. The overall composition suggests that it was made as a wall hanging rather than a stencil used for textile designing. Silk threads are added to support the stencil structure., Japan, mid 18th - early 19th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami

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