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Stencil

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown rectangular stencil with rounded corners. The top half of the rectangle is cut out in a repeating pattern of four-petal shapes. Each petal shape resembles a rounded triangle with the rounded edges facing outwards. The petals are arranged in a grid with each petal touching its neighbors. The pattern consists of 7 rows and 19 columns of the four-petal shapes. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 390 px
Museum record:
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