Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Vertical Lines 4Y669 kimekomi Gold and green rust

Gold and green rust

Faint stains on lighter fabric

Item weight: 8100 grams

Some chips around inner edge

this katagami stencil features two clusters of chrysanthemums (kiku)

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Vertical Lines 4Y669 kimekomi Gold and green rustAntique 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 features vertical lines cascading down in a diagonal. 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 more layers