Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Hexagon Kikko Line 4Y630 celadon glaze Some chips in the lacquer

Some chips in the lacquer (front of the drawers)

Blade: 100 mm (actual size 80 mm)

2 cm wide x 1 cm thick

There is a brown cloth on the inside

This is an antique Taisho Era photograph in black and white of a street in Inuyama

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Hexagon Kikko Line 4Y630 celadon glaze Some chips in the lacquerAntique 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 silk mesh backing features a line pattern with a traditional hexagon (kikko) motif in between. Kikko represents turtle shells that symbolize strength. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period