Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Leaf Design 4Y597 industrial 5 cm long x 41

5 cm long x 41 cm wide x 1

3 cm width (paper)

Child in bib and hat

Japanese characters: 明治丙午 Meiji Hinoe-uma (1906)

but also acts as a handle for carrying

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Leaf Design 4Y597 industrial 5 cm long x 41Antique 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 no silk mesh backing features a busy pattern of various small flowers, plants, leaves, and some geometric images. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in