Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with auspicious treasures motif takarazukushi, Japanese, Meiji period 2nd half 19th century, katagami stencil, chuban format, bamboo fiber stencil, height 41.0 cm, width 23.3 cm. Design: auspicious treasures—pine trees, eight auspicious signs, scrolls, jewels, hats, coats, pouches; overall pattern on an irregular fine-grained grid with small plant motifs flower rosettes, bamboo and small Buddhist motifs., A rectangular sheet with an intricate cutout pattern fills the lower portion of the image, showing a dense web of irregular black lines forming mosaic-like cells and negative spaces that reveal a white background; within the cutout area are several stylized bird shapes, floral motifs, curved fan-like elements, and various organic shapes all rendered in black, while the top and side borders of the image are solid dark brown to black with a textured, slightly uneven surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_492

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.9Mb (3.0Mb) / 17.3in x 9.6in / 5186 x 2892 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil auspicious treasures motif takarazukushi Japanese Meiji period 2nd half 19th century katagami stencil chuban format bamboo fiber stencil height 41.0 cm width 23.3 cm Design pine trees eight auspicious signs scrolls jewels hats coats pouches pattern irregular fine-grained grid small plant motifs flower rosettes bamboo small Buddhist motifs rectangular sheet intricate cutout pattern fills lower portion image showing dense web irregular black lines forming mosaic- cells negative spaces reveal white background within cutout area several stylized bird shapes floral motifs curved fan- elements various organic shapes rendered black top side borders solid dark brown textured slightly uneven surface.