Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is blue uneven colouring created by whitened, lighter blue, meandering line which forms enclosed interlocking shapes.
Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is light purple gradated colouring. Darkest areas lower left corner and upper right corner have shimmering gold particle formations with pattern of curling vines and leaves stamped overtop. Sprinkled above each formation are a few small relatively square gold foil pieces.
Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is white grey blue gradated colouring. Darkest areas lower left corner and upper right corner have shimmering cloud-like silver particle formations with pattern of medallions and floral shapes stamped unevenly overtop.
Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is yellow white with light bright blue gradated colouring surrounding two yellow white silhouettes of mushroom-like tree shapes, knarled with tufted tops and feathery projections on underside. Sheet's surface shimmers.
Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is brown white with brown gradated colouring surrounding three brown white silhouettes of long-legged, long-necked birds resembling cranes, two pecking at ground, the third looking behind.
Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. Detail of a large repeating pattern of stylized bird-like shapes in dark blue with a central black then red circle with 5 light white/brown oval petal-like shapes; red at wing edges, yellow band across centre of wings. Beak is triangular and the tail squared off. There are 6 intermittent light white/brown lines along wings ending near 6 light white/brown dots on red edges. Parts of other birds at edges. Ground is light white/brown fibrous paper. Mounting paper folds from left over part of sample.
Washi samples mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. Mounting paper folds in half with rectangular windows over 2 rectangular stenciled samples. Sample at top left has 2 types of large white blooms with dark blue centres on a blue ground. Both types have many petals, one has solid white ovals with triangles between oval edges; the others have white oval outlines, not joined at the top with 2 curved lines lines inside each petal. The centres all have a ring of white ovals. Line outlines of leaves extend from each. Sample at bottom right is of large dark blue and blue/grey blooms and leaves on a light white/brown ground. The centre bloom has an orange centre from which the petals extend out and curve into centre; detailed in white curved and wavy lines. The background leaves and blooms have white curved, straight and wavy line details.
Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is mottled white blue to blue with large, white medallions, with blue spokes, arranged horizontally, two halves flanking central one, on wrinkled and creased surface. Most striking creases radiating out from medallion centres. White edges streak into blue. Concentric yellow lines within medallions made visible on blue spokes.
Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is thin, yellow brown with wrinkled and creased surface. Most striking creases radiating out from four white medallions with yellow brown spokes, two continuing past paper's edge. Batik design. White is streaked and bleeding out into yellow brown.
Washi samples mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Mounting paper folds in half with rectangular windows over 2 rectangular stenciled samples. Sample at top left is an overall geometric pattern of continuous diagonal light white/brown and red lines. The interconnecting red swastikas are formed by the lines turning directions. Sample at bottom right is a regular overall pattern of 4 light white/brown petalled flowers, each petal is tri-scalloped with a notch to centre. The notches form a back cross with a white dot at centre. Each flower is surrounded by a 6 sided box in light white/brown interlocking with adjacent boxes. All on a black ground.