Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Shishi Lion Dog A889 shirahama Purveyor to the Imperial Household

Purveyor to the Imperial Household Agency"

lacquered in black and matte red

It has a small clay ball inside and a braided orange and yellow string tied at the top

black and orange

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Shishi Lion Dog A889 shirahama Purveyor to the Imperial HouseholdAntique 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 features a gorgeous depiction of a leaping shishi lion dog. 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