Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Family Crest Flower A660 tsume Ink stains

Ink stains

Four family members appear on the picture: a woman carrying a toddler in her arms

Vtg Japanese Ceramic Lidded Pot Jar Set Tsubo

Item weight: 283 grams

sake pot (Otoso

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Family Crest Flower A660 tsume Ink stainsAntique 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 mixture of family crest symbols (kamon), flowers such as iris, hydrangea, and plum blossom, and other floral motifs. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period