Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Lilies Yuri Flower A650 stripe Ashtray hole 7 cm wide

Ashtray hole 7 cm wide

5 cm wide (ends) x 46 cm wide (paper)

sleeve to sleeve width 129 cm/  torso width 60 cm/ length 158 cm

White design inside the bottom

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Lilies Yuri Flower A650 stripe Ashtray hole 7 cm wideAntique 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 two blooming lilies (yuri) and buds. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of two or more layers of