Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Butterfly Peony 4Y459 Calligraphy inkstone Yamagata Prefecture for over 1000

Yamagata Prefecture for over 1000 years

20 cm long x 20 cm wide x 20

Dot design

Floral carving on the surface

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Butterfly Peony 4Y459 Calligraphy inkstone Yamagata Prefecture for over 1000Antique 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 blossoming peonies and fluttering butterflies. 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