Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Ume Plum Blossom Bamboo A621 Hanko 4 cm wide )

4 cm wide )

Signature on the bottom: Raku

Japanese Ukiyo-e Hiroshige Utagawa Kachotanzaku No

and gold colors

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Ume Plum Blossom Bamboo A621 Hanko 4 cm wide )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