Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Small Flower Petal 4Y624 souvenir One door handle is missing

One door handle is missing

31 cm long x 44 cm wide

Kanji on ema: 神宮 jingu shrine

Blue glass glaze

Typically on display in Japanese tokonoma alcoves in homes and other traditional establishments

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Small Flower Petal 4Y624 souvenir One door handle is missingAntique 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 a simple pattern of small flower petals. 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