This wide rectangular, dark brown mulberry paper (kozo washi) stencil features a repeating design of interwoven peony flowers with stylized foliage. The full flowers, with tightly packed, frilled petals, seem to grow up in waving lines, surrounded by the pointed foliage. The flowers, of varying sizes, are evenly distributed across the composition. The pattern seems to repeat side by side, but details in the handcut peonies and leaves are unique. The negative space around the peonies, and the details of the flowers and leaves, are cut away and reinforced with crisscrossed silk threads (itoire). At the top right corner, a handwritten red-edged label turned ninety degrees left reads 'CM'. Centered on the right edge, a small white label turned the same way reads '238'.

There is one other image of this object. See our image rights statement.

Object Timeline

1925	Work on this object ended.
1976	We acquired this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2018	We photographed this object.
2019	We exhibited this object.
2024	You found it!

Stencil, Peonies

This is a Stencil. It is dated early 20th century and we acquired it in 1976. Its medium is mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire). It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Helen Snyder. It is credited Gift of Helen Snyder.

Its dimensions are

48.8 × 89.4 cm (19 3/16 × 35 3/16 in.) Image: 38.4 × 78.7 cm (15 1/8 × 31 in.) Mat: 70.9 × 91.5 cm (27 15/16 × 36 in.)

Cite this object as

Stencil, Peonies; Japan; mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire); 48.8 × 89.4 cm (19 3/16 × 35 3/16 in.) Image: 38.4 × 78.7 cm (15 1/8 × 31 in.) Mat: 70.9 × 91.5 cm (27 15/16 × 36 in.); Gift of Helen Snyder; 1976-103-287

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Katagami.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CLs2/
Accession Number 1976-103-287
Object ID 18490053