Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Pattern Paper Edo A191 wood The open space on the

The open space on the katagami will be negative space in the printed design

Acquired at an estate sale of an old Japanese family in Nagoya

Details: This is a vintage Japanese pottery bell or Dorei from Japan

Painting of treasure ship and 7 lucky gods design is good to have a nice year's first dream

Gray glaze on gray or brown base

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Pattern Paper Edo A191 wood The open space on theJapanese Antique Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Details: In late Edo period 1860, Japanese use Ise Katagami for dying fabrics called Katazome. This katagami has a star shape of flowers and vertical small lines design on it. These stencils are made from the bark of the mulberry tree and glue extracted from persimmon which makes the paper strong and water resistant. These beautiful Ise Katagami from the Ise area in central Japan have no silk lining,