The Metropolitan Museum of Art Japanese Hydrangeas Cover-Up | Clothing

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This Striking Motif Of Repeating Hydrangeas Comes From A 19Th-Century Japanese Stencil. Stencils Such As This One In The Met Collection Were Traditionally Used In The Resist-Dyeing Process; Paste Would Be Applied Through The Stencil Onto A Length Of White Cloth, Which Was Then Dyed—Usually With Indigo—To Produce Richly Patterned Textiles.