Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Swallow Bird Tsubame A645 other - misc Chinese Buddhist sutra book

Chinese Buddhist sutra book

Packed weight: 983 grams

There is damage to one eye

This is a red-colored drawer box made of wood and paper

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Swallow Bird Tsubame A645 other - misc Chinese Buddhist sutra bookAntique 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 a silk backing is decorated with one swooping swallow (tsubame). 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 of