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Stencil

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown rectangular piece of leather with rounded corners. The leather has a repeating pattern of interlocking circles made of short dashes. The circles are arranged in rows, with each row having multiple circles connected to each other. The circles have a white dot at their center. The background of the image is white. The title of the piece is "Stencil" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 381 px
Museum record:
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