Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Swallow Bird Tsubame A644 brownish red black stone: 20 mm wide

black stone: 20 mm wide x 5 mm thick

Item weight: 475 grams

Some black stains on the tassel

Tree-like mark and letters of SU

Maegawara: It is used to stand it to prevent fire from the fire window of the Furo (brazier)

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Swallow Bird Tsubame A644 brownish red black stone: 20 mm wideAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry paper, this katagami stencil with a silk backing is decorated with one landing swallow (tsubame). This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of two or more layers of