Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Butterfly Pattern A704 portrait Silk print attached with tape(

Silk print attached with tape( top)

small ovals and diamonds between them

Crack line inside the bowl

is an annual Japanese holiday on May 5th every year and is celebrated to pray for good health and fortune for growing children

Painting of plum blossom on the backside

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Butterfly Pattern A704 portrait Silk print attached with tape(Antique 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 has a dense butterfly pattern on a horizontal line background made entirely of dots. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It