Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Leaf Design 4Y595 Kutani yaki Characters on the lid: 嘉儀

Characters on the lid: 嘉儀 kagi celebration

Design of flowers and leaves

a slop bowl for used water (kensui)

Snack Bowl

Item weight: 47 grams

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Leaf Design 4Y595 Kutani yaki Characters on the lid: 嘉儀Antique 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 a busy pattern of various small flowers, plants, and some geometric images. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan.