Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Yukizasa Floral A758 tea caddy This shallow rectangular vintage wooden

This shallow rectangular vintage wooden box with a lid is made to hold a six piece set of small plates

Some characters: 学制頒布五十年記念 Gakusei Hanpu 50th Anniversary

This cover features a colorful picture of a crane at the center

Item weight: 1462 grams

24 cm long x 18 cm wide

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Yukizasa Floral A758 tea caddy This shallow rectangular vintage woodenAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry washi paper, this small katagami stencil with silk backing features a bunch of False Solomon's Seal flowers, called Yukizasa in Japanese. The name literally means "snow bamboo grass". This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo