Pressing board
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Pressing board

TitlePressing board
ArtistSadahiko Tabata
Date19th century 19th century
ClassificationTextiles-Methods and Materials
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Takami Sugiura and Sadahiko Tabata, 1979
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustrationEntomological plates

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“Pressing board” is a work by Sadahiko Tabata, dated 19th century. It is classified as textiles-methods and materials. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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