Katagami stencil with a design of karahana (conventionalised ‘Chinese flowers’) surrounded by scrolling stems and sprays of paulownia

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Katagami stencil with a design of karahana (conventionalised 'Chinese flowers') surrounded by scrolling stems and sprays of paulownia, 1850-1890

Date

1850-1890

Dimensions

height: 320mm
width: 414mm
stencil height: 242mm
stencil width: 365mm

More details

Katagami stencil with a design of karahana (conventionalised 'Chinese flowers') surrounded by scrolling stems and sprays of paulownia. A fine mesh of supporting threads made of silk is sandwiched between two layers of this stencil. This stencil is of the chūban size class (determined by the repeat length).

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