Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Large Leaves Design C954 green Black lacquer is slightly faded

Black lacquer is slightly faded on outside edge

Packed weight: 4300 g

Light fading of red silk sections

"Nipopo" means "little tree child" or "doll" in the Ainu people

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Large Leaves Design C954 green Black lacquer is slightly 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 rings of large leaves in threes. This is one layer of many of what is likely a floral design. Unfortunately, the many layers of complex katagami often are separated or lost over time, so the