Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Water Iris 4Y502 purple Minamoto no Yoshitsune and follower

Minamoto no Yoshitsune and follower

Removable Lid

Kokeshi: Kokeshi are simple wooden Japanese dolls with no arms or legs that have been crafted for more than 150 years as a toy for children

Item weight:  387 grams

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Water Iris 4Y502 purple Minamoto no Yoshitsune and followerAntique 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 is decorated with a large bundled water iris. 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