Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Swallow Bird Tsubame A644 ikebana-pin-holder ( good for summer)

( good for summer)

Item weight: 141 grams

Ash residue inside

2 cm x 6 cm

Lucky charm: Pray for the health of a child

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Swallow Bird Tsubame A644 ikebana-pin-holder ( good for summer)Antique 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