Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Chrysanthemum Kiku A839 birds Kanji on back: Showa 61

Kanji on back: Showa 61 (1988)

They are typically smaller than western teapots as Japanese tea is typically served in smaller quantities and often steeped multiple times in one service

Some chips on the wood frame

5 cm long x 6 cm wide x 2

1 cm tall x 34 cm wide

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Chrysanthemum Kiku A839 birds Kanji on back: Showa 61Antique 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 two clusters of chrysanthemums (kiku). 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 handmade