ANTIQUE JAPANESE KATAGAMI PAPER KIMONO STENCIL - # 2

Description

A hand cut Japanese katagami from Kyoto.
We believe this and the others we have listed were from the early 1900's.
(There were newspapers from the 1930's amongst some of them.)
Made for placing a design on kimono cloth. They're paper made from mulberry paper that was soaked in a persimmon tannin. The persimmon allows the paper to resist the dye or wax and allows the stencil to be used more than once.  Silk thread has been
interwoven through the stencil to give it added strength. (See the last photo for a close up)
It's 39 x 21 inches (99 x 53 cm)
If you would like to see more of these please look at our other items.
If you want to combine more than one, contact us before you buy and we'll make combined shipping arrangements. (Most of the weight for these will be the tube they're shipped in)
We have been selling Japanese antiques for 25 years. We are shipping from Los Angeles.
We have other antique/vintage Japanese items on our ebay site. We will combine items for shipping if we can safely do so.
And if you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, return it within 14 days for a no questions asked refund.