Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Leaf Design 4Y596 Vase This bell is lacquered with

This bell is lacquered with a caramel-like brown very common of the Hida shunkei style

Hagoita is the wooden paddle used to hit shuttlecocks made of soapberry seeds and bird feathers

Author: 蒲谷鶴彦 Kabaya Tsuruhiko

7 lucky gods on the gavel

The picture represents two Hina dolls and some plum blossoms

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Leaf Design 4Y596 Vase This bell is lacquered withAntique 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 busy pattern of various small flowers, plants, and some geometric images. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan.