Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Peony Botan Flower A667 Arare Pattern This cup can be used

This cup can be used during the tea ceremony or as a small bowl to serve side dishes

It was probably made for advertising

14 cm long x 9 cm wide x 12

Wearing a beautiful blue kimono

Bug damages on the wood

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Peony Botan Flower A667 Arare Pattern This cup can be usedAntique 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 a silk backing is decorated with a single large peony (botan). This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of two or more layers of