Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Temari Fabric Ball A664 storage basket Kanji on the lid: Echizen

Kanji on the lid: Echizen leopard buddha

5 cm long x 8 cm wide x 10

Colored black outside

Red painting with gold accent

From Tachikichi

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Temari Fabric Ball A664 storage basket Kanji on the lid: EchizenAntique 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 a silk backing is decorated with four small temari (elaborate fabric balls) and floating flower petals. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan.