Cloth

About this object

History of use

Temple banners

Narrative

Collected by the paper making library & museum, Tokyo, between 1957 and 1959.

Physical description

Rectangular white cloth with dyed designs. There are five vases of various shapes with different floral motifs, include prunus and peony. The motifs are outlined in dark blue and shaded with a lighter blue on white ground. There are two selvage edges and two raw edges.