Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Criss Cross Design 4Y680 Moorcroft Vtg Japanese Clay Zodiac Decoration

Vtg Japanese Clay Zodiac Decoration

Faces on some daruma faded

60 cm long x 55 cm wide

Height:43cm

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Criss Cross Design 4Y680 Moorcroft Vtg Japanese Clay Zodiac DecorationAntique 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 criss cross or ladder like pattern with small pluses between. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of