Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Pattern 4Y667 sushioke or at a sento public

or at a sento public bath

and iris flower accents adorn this piece

It is made of wood lacquered black on the front side and red on the back

Glass tabletop

Used as a stand when placing rice offering cup on the Buddhist altar

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Pattern 4Y667 sushioke or at a sento publicAntique 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.