Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Criss Cross Design 4Y680 Moorcroft Faces on some daruma faded

Faces on some daruma faded

Item weight:  337 grams

Kanji reading: Asahi inari jinja ujiko sodai

Some lacquer cracking and flaking on box lid edge

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Criss Cross Design 4Y680 Moorcroft Faces on some daruma fadedAntique 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 criss cross or ladder like pattern with small pluses between. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of