Katagami stencil with an all-over design of shokkō patterning (octagons and rectangles).

Brief description

Katagami stencil with an all-over design of shokkō patterning (octagons and rectangles), 1850-1895

Date

1850-1890

Dimensions

height: 323mm
width: 418mm
stencil height: 200mm
stencil width: 352mm

More details

Katagami stencil with an all-over design of shokkō patterning (octagons and rectangles). The octagons contain stylised flowers and the rectangles contain kikko patterning (hexagonal grids) with flowers, possibly stylised chrysanthemums, in the hexagons. Kikko patterning is associated with longevity because of its similarity to turtle shell. This stencil is of the chūban size class (determined by the repeat length).

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