01981cam a2200253Ii 4500020001500000020001800015020001500033020001800048040000800066082002700074100001700101245005400118246003200172300006600204500019700270520009200467520102400559650001701583700002401600700002101624700001501645710003201660710003501692  a0834804093  a9780834804098  a0834804107  a9780834804104  cDLC00a745  SAN 1998 C155 Or.1 aKuo, Susanna10aCarved paper :bthe art of the Japanese stencil /30aArt of the Japanese stencil  axviii, 233 pages :billustrations (some color), maps ;c31 cm  aCatalog of an exhibition held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, Calif., May-Aug., 1998 and the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I., Sept.-Dec., 1998  aThis is the first comprehensive book in English on Japanese stencils for textile dyeing1 a"This is an immensely rich and comprehensive book, the first of its kind, about Japanese paper-stencil carving (katagami) used in textile resist-dyeing processes. It's filled with extraordinary reproductions of printed textiles and of the actual stencils, which are made from mulberry paper and persimmon tannin and carved by craftspeople into intricate repeat patterns, using a variety of methods that are illustrated in this carefully researched book. Carved Paper describes the historical and societal importance of the printed textile industry, which involved an extensive distribution system throughout Japan. The textiles were very popular for uses ranging from the formal dress of Samurai to hemp and cotton work clothing. The book focuses mainly on stencils from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art collection, with pieces made from 1850 to 1930. It points to the designs' affinity with ideals of the Arts and Crafts Movement and of Art Nouveau." -- Review by Arthur Okamura for the Whole Earth Catalog, Spring 1999 0aStencil work1 aWilson, Richard L.,1 aMichie, Thomas S1 aTai, Susan2 aSanta Barbara Museum of Art2 aRhode Island School of Design.