Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Ukiyoe Samurai Man A781 ichimatsu ningyo Some lacquer chipping inside edge

Some lacquer chipping inside edge of lid

3 cm wide x 6 cm tall

Kanji reading: Yoro soshibu zenken Gifu kenro

followed by a classic bell shape in a dark gray

Item Weight: 564 grams

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Ukiyoe Samurai Man A781 ichimatsu ningyo Some lacquer chipping inside edgeAntique 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 an ukiyoe style image of a man, perhaps samurai, wearing kimono and holding an umbrella. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji