cloth pad

cloth pad

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Description
Cotton cloth folded to form pads used to stabilize four corners of the wood block in Japanese printmaking. Set of four. See illustrations GA.03209.03-.04.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
cloth pad
Physical Description
cotton (overall material)
ID Number
GA.03211.15
accession number
22582
catalog number
03211.15
Credit Line
Gift of T. Tokuno, Chief of the Japanese Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Insatsukyoku), 1889-90
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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