Accession Number: 2021.3
Description: Blue polyester blend panel with hemmed edges; outlines of a world map (Mercator Projection) printed in a raised gold tactile ink; water is indicated by a lower relief grid of dots; captions are printed in Japanese letters in a white ink, and also in braille in the same gold ink as the map; cities are indicated by shiny beads and captioned in braille formed from the same shiny beads glued to the fabric; printed in white in lower right, "Kyoto Lighthouse".
Height: 22.5
Width: 35.25
Date Made: 2006
Place of Origin: Kyoto, Japan
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2021.3.
Subjects: Geography Japan Maps for the blind and visually impaired Tactile graphics
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Kyoto Lighthouse for the Blind
Material: Cloth
Updated: 05/19/2021
