Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Background Floral C923 beads The wood's natural knots and

The wood's natural knots and grain are accentuated by a glossy matte dark brown varnish

Kanji on the box lid:  Kutani ware

paper string

A small missing piece from the pattern

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Background Floral C923 beads The wood's natural knots andAntique 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 no silk mesh backing features a silhouetted background with some flowers and is part of a much larger set of katagami. Unfortunately, these sets often get separated or mixed up over time. This antique Katagami was