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Stencil

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown square stencil with a thick border, featuring a floral design. The stencil has a white background with thin, evenly spaced brown lines running horizontally across it. The floral design consists of various plants and flowers cut out of the stencil in a brown color, with some areas featuring curved lines and shapes. The border of the stencil is thick and brown, with some darker brown spots and marks around the edges. The bottom of the stencil has some black writing in a foreign language, possibly Chinese characters. The image is set against a plain white background. The title of the stencil is "Stencil" and the artist is not specified but appears to be a stencil artwork.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Paper, silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
462 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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