Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Flowers Shippo 4Y610 soldier It is gray with white

It is gray with white floral patterns

This piece serves as the prominent roof piece of a butsudan's inner temple installation

and gold kimono with floral and geometrical patterns

Tape repair on back side

2 cm long x 41

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Flowers Shippo 4Y610 soldier It is gray with whiteAntique 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 silk mesh backing features a traditional shippo pattern which stands for "7 treasures". It also showcases a chrysanthemum, peony, and maybe lotus design. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo