Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Yagasuri Yabane Arrows A686 Drawing Red lacquer pulling away from

Red lacquer pulling away from inside edge and black lacquer cracked and flaking on bottom

Item Weight: 463 grams

Edges a little worn

This rat represents one of the twelve zodiac animals

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Yagasuri Yabane Arrows A686 Drawing Red lacquer pulling away fromAntique Japanese Ise 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 Ise katagami stencil has a yagasuri (or yabane) vertical continuing pattern. Yagasuri represents the feather fletching on arrows and are believed to bring good luck and are often a popular New Years motif. This antique