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

Ink stains

Japanese calligraphy item set in lidded box

Vintage Japanese Wooden Serving Tray w/ Maki-e Design

The edge of the bowl is brown

Floral Makie-like design

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