Sample book

Unknown19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Textile samples mounted six to a page on fifteen uncut double leaves which are bound with a flyleaf back and front and an embossed cardboard cover, with silk thread. Designs are largely stencil, on subdued grounds and labeled in Japanese.

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Title: Sample book
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 19th century
Type: Sample book
Rights: Gift of Rowland Burdon-Muller
Medium: Medium: paper, silk Technique: resist printed on plain weave
Viewing Notes: Multiple Choice: From Sample to ProductThis book contains samples of komon: small, repeating designs created by a resist-printing technique known as katazome. A rice-paste resist was applied through a stencil, transferring the pattern to the textile. Komon were especially popular with both men and women during the Edo period (1603-1868).
Exhibitions: New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, "Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product," Nov. 9, 2007 through Sept. 11, 2008.
Dimensions: H x W x D (closed): 19.7 x 27 x 1.6 cm (7 3/4 x 10 5/8 x 5/8 in.)H x W (samples): 6.5 x 5.4 cm (2 9/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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