Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Crane Turtle Floral A729 suribachi This piece is signed with

This piece is signed with a name and a red seal

This type of jar is used to store fresh water during tea ceremony

Some items often found in this type of bag include: kashikiri and youji (small flat dull knife-like item used to eat sweets during tea ceremony and toothpicks)

Hiragana letters: I Ro Ha Ni Ho He To

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Crane Turtle Floral A729 suribachi This piece is signed withAntique Japanese Ise 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 Ise katagami stencil features chrysanthemums with leaves as well as the images of a crane (tsuru) and turtle (kame minogame). This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900)