Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Hishi Bird Design C918 uchide no kozuchi Acquired from an antique auction

Acquired from an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu

various soldiers-jobs

White cherry blossom flower design

They fit snuggly on their embossed black plastic frames with gold designs

Numerous small chips along edges

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Hishi Bird Design C918 uchide no kozuchi Acquired from an antique auctionAntique 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 no silk mesh backing features diamond shapes with the silhouette of a pheasant bird (kiji). On one side is a shadow of what the full complex design was intended to be. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or