Katagami stencil with an all-over pattern possibly depicting highly stylised sparrows

Katagami stencil with an all-over pattern possibly depicting highly stylised sparrows. Sewn thread supports have been used to hold the position central circular disks in the stencil. This is one of around 400 Japanese katagami stencils which are part of the Silver Studio Collection. The stencils were produced in Japan as a way of applying patterns to fabric, mainly kimonos. The katagami collected by the Silver Studio were used by their designers as reference material to produce their own Japanese-inspired patterns.