Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Igeta Hash Well A875 hyotan and a beard are painted

and a beard are painted on the face

while the front side is white with large blooming chrysanthemums (kiku) embroidered in brilliant gold with red accents

This sake cup has a lovely design of sometsuke blue and white kanji letters on it

4 cm wide (ends) x 47 cm wide (paper)

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Igeta Hash Well A875 hyotan and a beard are paintedAntique Japanese Ise 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 Ise katagami stencil features a collection of hash marks (igeta). These marks have no particular symbolic meaning though they are made to look like a water well. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo