Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Water Iris 4Y503 black Japanese Viewing Stone Ornament

Japanese Viewing Stone Ornament

5 cm tall x 28 cm long x 8 cm Wide

Kanji on the backside: junior high school student

Some small cracked lines on the side

5 cm long x 33

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Water Iris 4Y503 black Japanese Viewing Stone OrnamentAntique 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 silk mesh backing is decorated with large bundled water irises. 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