Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Large Leaves Design C954 green This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese lacquerware Takeami-Urushinuri Kashiki

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

Sticker on the pottery: pottery

Black lacquer is slightly faded on outside edge

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Large Leaves Design C954 green This is a vintage JapaneseAntique 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