Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Pattern 4Y665 candlestick This piece is a traditional

This piece is a traditional hariko paper mache doll

Small scratch on the edge

White beads inside: You can see the Kannon picture when you look into the peephole

called Daruma in Japan

Imperial message in red

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Pattern 4Y665 candlestick This piece is a traditionalAntique 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 no silk mesh backing features a simple floral pattern. It is likely a simplified form of a chrysanthemum. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan.