Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Simple Plant Design C949 comb The inside bottom is textured

The inside bottom is textured to prevent slipping as well as the inside rim of the cup to keep flower stems from shifting

Design: Oval shape

Some characters: 上木島在郷軍人分会 kamikijima zaigogunjin bunkai Kamikijima local military reserve

The stamp represents two circles: one with a flower illustration and the other one with a geometric design

This Owakigake is dark blue and red with gold embellishments

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Simple Plant Design C949 comb The inside bottom is texturedAntique 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, sprawling design of plants (mostly leaves) with some floral elements. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central