Panel (Japan), 19th century (CH 18386891)
Summary
Large rectangular panel made of many small rectangular pieces of gold cloth. Gold rosettes in squares alternate with elongated hexagons filled with diapers or landscapes. Silks in soft blue, peach and yellow bound in twill weave adn gilded paper strips bound in plain weave fill subordinate areas of these designs. Pulp paper backing; green silk facing.
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japan
pattern designs
textiles
design
textiles of japan in the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
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wallpaper design
walpaper
cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
Date
1850
in collections
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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