Katagami stencil depicting large snowflake roundels containing flowers

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Katagami stencil depicting large snowflake roundels containing flowers, 1850-1890

Date

1850-1890

Dimensions

height: 242mm
width: 397mm
stencil height: 157mm
stencil width: 346mm

More details

Katagami stencil depicting large snowflake roundels containing flowers. The style of the depiction with soft edges to the lines imitates kasuri (an ikat weaving technique). A fine mesh of supporting threads made of silk is sandwiched between two layers of this stencil. This stencil is of the koban size class (determined by the repeat length).

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