Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Pattern 4Y666 halo Japanese Buddhist Art

Japanese Buddhist Art

Kagamimochi is a classic New Years motif and real display item where there are stacked rice cakes that represent the sun

Clothes are fabric

Characters on the box: 香蔵 kagura product name

Kanji: 驛 eki station

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Pattern 4Y666 halo Japanese Buddhist ArtAntique 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 a simple floral pattern. It is likely a simplified form of a chrysanthemum. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan.