Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Vertical Lines A843 inari Some of the Kanji letters

Some of the Kanji letters on the bigger shade: body

It is called Meimeizara in Japan

Design: White glaze

The handles have a bird head design

carved base made of lacquered wood with a black lined pattern

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Vertical Lines A843 inari Some of the Kanji lettersAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry washi paper, this katagami stencil features a decorative set of vertical lines with a plant motif at the center. There are very tiny silk threads holding the delicate pattern together. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo