Flying Bats, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon juice (kakishibu), silk threads (itoire), Motif of bats flying in multiple directions cut from brown paper, their wings interlaced to form a continuous pattern. There are faint silk threads visible throughout the negative space to reinforce the overall structure., Japan, late 18th-early 19th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami