Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Buddhist Sayagata Manji A696 onyx A muted green color

A muted green color

This two-panel kashigata mold is carved with the design of four bunches of dandelions

193 cm long x 35

and gold with a beautifully hand-painted scene of a garden or temple bridge with some hanging leaves and trees in the background

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Buddhist Sayagata Manji A696 onyx A muted green colorAntique Japanese Ise 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 Ise katagami stencil features the sayagata or manji pattern associated with Buddhism. It is meant to bring harmony. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central