Katagami stencil with varied repeating and flower depictions contained within cells formed by the outline of clouds. Depictions include: chrysanthemums, flying birds, maple leaves and poem cards (shishiki )
Brief description
Katagami stencil with varied repeating and flower depictions contained within cells formed by the outline of clouds. Depictions include: chrysanthemums, flying birds, maple leaves and poem cards (shishiki), 1868-1911
Date
1868-1911
Dimensions
height: 347mm
width: 439mm
stencil height: 195mm
stencil width: 353mm
More details
The design is largely composed of fine dots that would have been cut with an awl (kiribori technique). Areas of dense dot patterning are arranged as arcs (shagreen - same ) patterning. This stencil is of the ch?ban size class (determined by the repeat length).
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