Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Butterfly Design A778 lacquered bucket Gold flower vase

Gold flower vase

5 cm tall x 16 cm deep

and sayagata or manji

Chips and cracks

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Butterfly Design A778 lacquered bucket Gold flower vaseAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry washi paper, this katagami stencil with silk backing features a singular butterfly (chouchou). 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