Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Tsubame Swallows 4Y618 ash glaze This small piece is made

This small piece is made of wood and lacquered with glossy red and black

All the girls but one wear hakama with decorative haori jackets while the boys wear military-style uniforms (they were probably expected to enlist)

such as senbei crackers

Japanese bronze incense burner Koro for Butsudan

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Tsubame Swallows 4Y618 ash glaze This small piece is madeAntique 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 features a charming swallow bird (tsubame) pattern. 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