Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Chrysanthemum Kiku A776 flag At the very bottom is

At the very bottom is a decorative square piece that features various makie paintings of flowers and symbolic birds on the front and simple cherry blossoms on the back

10 cm long x 7 cm wide x 2

Small cracks around the opening hole

Author: 深見東州 Fukami Tosho

The hinges on the outside edges are plain metal

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Chrysanthemum Kiku A776 flag At the very bottom isAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry washi paper, this katagami stencil with silk backing features a vase with a large blooming chrysanthemum (kiku) with leaves. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is