Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Floral Plant Pattern A697 spool This is a ramen bowl

This is a ramen bowl from the Chinese pottery Yamachu-Touen

a symbolic flower of Japan

or rice offering cup

Dents and marks on wood

Japanese Chagama Scourer Sokoarai for Tea Ceremony

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Floral Plant Pattern A697 spool This is a ramen bowlAntique 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 what appears to be a floral or plant pattern. It may be part of a more complex, layered pattern. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900)