Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Peony Flower Design A761 art-board a child and Japanese mitarashi

a child and Japanese mitarashi dango sweets

Lacquer is missing on the tip of one shoe

Discoloration and wrinkles

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It's a luxurious-looking design that will fit modern interiors

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Peony Flower Design A761 art-board a child and Japanese mitarashiAntique 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 with silk backing features a singular large flower that appears to be a stylized peony (botan). This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan.