Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Hana Flower Pattern A752 candle It is a zodiac figurine

It is a zodiac figurine and a piggy bank with a mouse holding a lucky bag

Characters: 安芸厳島千畳閣及五重塔 Aki Itsukushima Senjyokaku Shrine and a 5-story pagoda

This single panel kashigata mold is carved with the design of a fish

Discoloration and stains (red thread had bled onto back side)

83 cm long x 83

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Hana Flower Pattern A752 candle It is a zodiac figurineAntique 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 features dense diagonal bands of flowers. 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 of handmade mulberry