Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Leaf Design 4Y595 Kutani yaki people should cast off old

people should cast off old habits in favor of new ideas and practices both spiritually and developmentally

Signature on the side and bottom (Kutani Miho)

seems like hollow inside

Characters on the lid: 嘉儀 kagi celebration

Kuro-oribe

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Floral Leaf Design 4Y595 Kutani yaki people should cast off oldAntique 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 busy pattern of various small flowers, plants, and some geometric images. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan.