Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil 

• Japanese kimono stencil Katagami
• Design of Japanese traditional patterns Shippo and Kikko, and crest-like flower and leaf
• Mulberry paper
• Silk backing
• C1900
• Approx. 90 cm long x 45 cm wide  
• Item weight: 100 grams
• Packed weight: 350 grams  
• Good condition considering its age. Wear and tear due to age. Please see pictures carefully and bid with confidence. 
• This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya

Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dying textiles used for printing Kimonos. It is made of two or more layers of handmade mulberry paper laminated together and waterproofed with persimmon tannin. Katagami printing uses a technique called resist dye where a paste is applied to the fabric with the katagami before dipping in ink. The open space on the katagami will be a negative space in the printed design.  

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