Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Plum Blossom Bamboo 4Y470 mushi-wan Tortoiseshell butterfly design

Tortoiseshell butterfly design

Silk or No silk: Silk on the outside of the paper

Green ribbon

Vtg Japanese Lacquerware Lidded Box

Japanese Vtg Wooden Storage Box for Lacquer or Pottery

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Plum Blossom Bamboo 4Y470 mushi-wan Tortoiseshell butterfly designAntique 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 clusters of plum blossoms with outstretched branches and bamboo accents. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central