Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Butterflies Flowers 4Y487 artwork Hand-woven with thin and wider

Hand-woven with thin and wider bamboo strips

Japanese Buddhist Stone Statue

Plum blossoms

3 cm wide x 30 cm tall

Kanji on the tray: Nikko Shinkyo Bridge

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Butterflies Flowers 4Y487 artwork Hand-woven with thin and widerAntique 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 is decorated with wide winged butterflies and an assortment of flowers. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of