Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Flowers Shippo 4Y609 circle The bowl and its lid

The bowl and its lid are decorated with a design of birds and foliage painted in blue on the outside and geometric designs on the inside

light brown bamboo strips

Comes with Stand board

13 cm long x 8 cm wide x 2

The baby is dressed in a large silk kimono/robe (likely the mother or father is beneath

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Flowers Shippo 4Y609 circle The bowl and its lidAntique 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 features a traditional shippo pattern which stands for "7 treasures". It also showcases a chrysanthemum, peony, and maybe lotus design. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo