Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Floral Decor Motifs A822 turquoise 子孫長久 shison choukyuu long lineage

子孫長久 shison choukyuu long lineage of descendants

it is used for serving wagashi sweets during tea ceremonies

Design: Blue and red radish

The metal plate is held with two nails

Vertical brown stains

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Floral Decor Motifs A822 turquoise 子孫長久 shison choukyuu long lineageAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry washi paper, this katagami stencil with no backing features three lines of various small floral, crane, and bamboo motifs likely used as accents or for borders. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early