Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Kotobuki Flowers 4Y621 light walking stick

walking stick

This is a Japanese vintage handmade hanging paper lantern (Chochin)

Dragon 9 cm long x 5 cm wide x 6

3 cm long x 9 cm wide x 20 cm tall

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Kotobuki Flowers 4Y621 light walking stickAntique 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 features a congratulatory kanji kotobuki as well as chrysanthemum flowers. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made