Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Geometric Mon Crest A788 karako [stand] 19

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Japanese Ikebana Flower Arrangement Kenzan Needle Holder

Christmas night

This shikishi art board is signed on the top left

5 cm long x 42 cm wide x 27 cm tall x 15 cm thick

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Geometric Mon Crest A788 karako [stand] 19Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry washi paper, this katagami stencil with silk backing features two round geometric mon crest like designs. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of two or