Shippo
Pictures by The stencil cutters of Japan
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Interlocking navy circles from a Japanese katagami stencil of the early 1800s repeat across the cover in a single colour, just as they would on dyed cloth. The pattern is called shippo, or seven treasures, and its endless rings are read as harmony and a good relationship that never ends. For a couple starting married life together.
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From the stencil cutters of Japan / SHIPPO / Katagami, a paper stencil for dyeing cloth, Japan, early 1800s / Shippo, “seven treasures”, is a pattern of endlessly interlocking circles, read as harmony and good relationships that never end.
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