Katagami stencil depicting chrysanthemums, an Autumn flower, against a dense background of outlined leaves

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Katagami stencil depicting chrysanthemums, an Autumn flower, against a dense background of outlined leaves, 1850-1890

Date

1850-1890

Dimensions

height: 245mm
width: 406mm
stencil height: 131mm
stencil width: 350mm

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Katagami stencil depicting chrysanthemums, an Autumn flower, against a dense background of outlined leaves. The chrysanthemums have sixteen petals, resembling the imperial seal. Motifs of this sort could be associated with officials or with Shinto priests. This stencil is of the sansun okuri or koban size class (determined by the repeat length).

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