Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Simple Grass Design C894 arita imari The brown part is removable

The brown part is removable and also made of lacquered wood

sailor 5 cm long x 4

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On the back you can read the inscriptions: 帝国在郷軍人会 teikoku zaigo gunjinkai (Imperial Post Service Society) and 会員徴章kisho (member's badge)

Designed by Japanese author Chiyo Uno

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Simple Grass Design C894 arita imari The brown part is removableAntique 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 is decorated with tufts of simple grasses. 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 paper