Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Ume Plum Blossom Bamboo A621 Hanko Metal (iron)

Metal (iron)

Japanese Ukiyo-e Hiroshige Utagawa Kachotanzaku No

5 cm long)

and gold colors

Woodworking tool

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Ume Plum Blossom Bamboo A621 Hanko Metal (iron)Antique 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 silk mesh backing is decorated with thick stalks of bamboo and plum blossoms (ume). 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