Abstract blossoms and kanoko pattern
date: label: Date
content: mid 18th - early 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Thread suspension (itokake), also known as thread links (kanoko) patterns involves sewing thread directly through the paper to hold a dot in the center of the motif. The dot is held in place with four threads. This technique was popular during the Edo period and died out around the mid-twentieth century. The abstract blossoms resemble family crests in the form of a maple leaf. Silk threads have been 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: 1976-103-51
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)