Katagami designs are rich with man-made objects; fans and kites and books and more. Textiles, while man-made, represent such a vast subject and sensibility that they have their own category in the catalog. For that, you can find a textile focused show called “Fake Out” or search the subject “textile” in the catalog. Architecture, agriculture, religion and culture can be found in subject “culture.”

The “Objects of Man” offered here are personal objects. Stencils in large, Meiji-era format allow an open form like the square of a book or the circle of a bowl to open like a window of contemplation to reveal scenes and objects. Smaller works, often Edo period, take a form, say a folding fan, and utilize multiple views and a decorative motif to build syncopated visual rhythms through repetition and variation.

Rice Bowls with Scenes
[#27021] Rice Bowls with Scenes
Toy Tops and Bottle Gourd
[#40025] Toy Tops and Bottle Gourd
Folding Fans with Tassels
[#3018] Folding Fans with Tassels
[#5209] Books Chirashi
[#5227] Decorated Game Boxes
Umbrellas Over Stylized Mist
[#11031] Umbrellas Over Stylized Mist
Fans on Mist
[#16024] Fans on Mist
Fans with Decorative Papers
[#26023] Fans with Decorative Papers
Fish and Bird Toys
[#31004] Fish and Bird Toys
Anchors
[#34053] Anchors
Marked Coins or Tiles
[#40012] stamps
Decorated Game Boxes
[#43069] Decorated Game Boxes
Kites like Noh Characters
[#48024] Kites like Kabuki Characters
Modern Folding Fans
[#29006] Modern Folding Fans
Books Tumbling over Stripes
[#36004] Books Tumbling over Stripes
Rice Bowls with Turtles and Flower Petals
[#36017] Rice Bowls with Turtles and Flower Petals
Large Game Pieces
[#44014] Large Game Pieces
Ikat Fans and Iris
[#31032] Ikat Fans and Iris
Kites like Fans and Birds and Figures
[#52101] Kites like Fans and Birds and Figures
Striped Folding Fans
[#11003] Striped Folding Fans
Wooden Buckets and Morning Glory
[#52084] Wooden Buckets and Morning Glory
Parasols over Stripes
[#52054] Parasols over Stripes
Cards and Bamboo
[#27022] Cards and Bamboo
Flags and bouquets
[#52099] Flags and bouquets
Birds with Baskets in Tree
[#52055] Birds with Baskets in Tree
Tools for Tea Ceremony
[#52069] Tools for Tea Ceremony
Decorated Fan Papers and Books
[#9890226] Decorated Fan Papers and Books
Designers Tools and Cat
[#11008] Designers Tools and Cat
[#5206] Samurai Mouse
Paddles
[#11029] Folded Fans
Rice Paddles and Flower Garlands
[#42014] Rice Paddles and Flower Garlands
Rolled Tatami Mats or Bamboo Screen
[#44020] Rolled Tatami Mats or Bamboo Screen
Samurai Helmets and Rope
[#24017] Samurai Helmets and Rope
Anchors and Sea
[#36011] Anchors and Sea