Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Vertical Stripes A648 brown Green stone with the smooth

Green stone with the smooth finish

Kanji letters are carved and colored

Small chip on tray top outside edge

Kanji inside the lid: Placement memorial for P-2J Maritime patrol aircraft

Kanji on the lid: Arita ware

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Vertical Stripes A648 brown Green stone with the smoothAntique 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 simple vertical stripe lines. 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