Ivy and Willow Motif
date: label: Date
content: mid 18th - early 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: In Japan, the willow is a sign of spring, love, and longevity. It is a perennial favorite for weddings, as it represents a long and happy marriage. It is rare to see the willow in tree form on a stencil. The long branches are known as the "gazing back willow" (mikaeri yanagi), a representation of the sorrow of losing a lover. Ivy leaves accompany this otherwise linear motif. Silk threads are added to support the stencil structure.
place: label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Helen Snyder
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1976-103-52
objectType: label: Type
content: textile designs
label: Object Name
content: Katagami
label: Type
content: Katagami
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)