Antique Japanese Katagami Textile Stencil with Cranes, Branches, and Handwritten Notes longan and longan kansas city with the initials of the

with the initials of the friends or family members from whence they came written in pencil

7 1/4" x 5 1/4"

or near the hook from which one hangs one’s robe

and then there is this great little face

Antique Japanese Katagami Textile Stencil with Cranes, Branches, and Handwritten Notes longan and longan kansas city with the initials of theThis is a Japanese "katagami" paper stencil, made of layers of mulberry paper laminated together and treated with kakishibu persimmon tannin that lends durability and water resistence. Paper stencil like this were traditionally used for patterning textiles, especially kimono fabric, using a resist dyeing process called katazome. I am not at all an expert but find them quite beautiful things, and really love the (all handcut) pattern on this one, with