Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Crane Tsuru Pine A654 winter Vtg Japanese Art-board Shikishi

Vtg Japanese Art-board Shikishi

5 cm tall (without a rope)

Stains and small damage on the box

This black bowl is adorned with a red flower design centered and is edged in brown

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Crane Tsuru Pine A654 winter Vtg Japanese Art-board ShikishiAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry paper, this katagami stencil with a silk backing is decorated with cranes (tsuru) and pine trees (matsu), each in a diamond shape. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is