Geometric Pattern Imitating Warp Ikat (Kasuri)
date: label: Date
content: mid 18th - early 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: This warped geometric – checkered pattern resembles a different textile pattern called Ikat (Kasuri). This design started during the middle of the 18th century and became popular for kimonos as well as futon covers.
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: 1976-103-110
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)
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 27.5 x 42.4 cm (10 13/16 x 16 11/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)