Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Shishi Lion Dog A889 aizu-nuri It's decorated with an purple

It's decorated with an purple and white gradation on both sides

Board weight: 10

Second wire (on bottom) is missing

5 cm wide (60 cm total width open)

7cm wide x 3 cm tall

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Shishi Lion Dog A889 aizu-nuri It's decorated with an purpleAntique 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