Stencil with Pattern of Pinks

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This stencil is an excellent example of the textile designer's art, with its masterful play of light and dark, positive and negative. A floral pattern and an irregular diagonal background are also seen in the obi worn by the woman in the accompanying print. In his rendering of the obi, the print artist, in turn, may have been seeking to show the fluid rippling effect of light on a sheer fabric like a patterned gauze.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art