Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Small Dash Lines 4Y710 ihai or middle finger on the

or middle finger on the right hand of a koto player ( a full set is three pieces) and is used to pluck the strings

[Design] 17 cm x 8

5 cm wide x 9 cm tall x 8 cm deep

Light tear on bottom edge

and a paper sign around the spout

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Small Dash Lines 4Y710 ihai or middle finger on theAntique 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 no silk mesh backing features a pattern of dashed lines that appear to be small flowers. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of