Katagami stencil with a design of broken columns. The columns have a design of seigaiha (waves from the blue ocean, representing a wish for calm days ahead).

Brief description

Katagami stencil with a design of broken columns. The columns have a design of seigaiha (waves from the blue ocean, representing a wish for calm days ahead), 1868-1911

Date

1868-1911

Dimensions

height: 327mm
width: 416mm
stencil height: 228mm
stencil width: 303mm

More details

This stencil is one of a pair with K3.20 which would be overlaid to form the full design. A fine mesh of supporting threads made of silk is sandwiched between two layers of this stencil.

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