Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Crane Bird Ginkgo Leaf 4Y491 negative and calligrapher of the Meiji

and calligrapher of the Meiji and early Showa eras

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The design of the zodiac symbol white rooster

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Crane Bird Ginkgo Leaf 4Y491 negative and calligrapher of the MeijiAntique 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 is decorated with flying Japanese cranes with some of the birds giving the illusion of falling ginkgo leaves. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji