Caption

Dyeing stencil katagami with a grape and plant twig motif budô ni karakusa moyô, ise-katagami, chuban format; stencil; plant ornaments, grapes, karakusa pattern; Meiji period 19th/20th century, 1868–1912, Japan; height 40.5 cm, width 25.2 cm., A rectangular sheet with a dark brown foreground cut into an ornate horizontal band near the top, revealing a white background through an intricate pattern of large stylized leaves, curling vines, and clusters of rounded berries; the dark brown material shows uneven texture and slight wrinkles, especially toward the lower portion and edges, and the white behind emphasizes the negative-space floral design.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_496

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.6Mb (4.6Mb) / 18.7in x 11.9in / 5616 x 3582 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dyeing stencil katagami grape plant twig motif budô ni karakusa moyô ise-katagami chuban format stencil plant ornaments grapes karakusa pattern Meiji period 19th 20th century 1868–1912 Japan height 40.5 cm width 25.2 cm rectangular sheet dark brown foreground cut ornate horizontal band near top revealing white background intricate pattern large stylized leaves curling vines clusters rounded berries material uneven texture slight wrinkles lower portion edges white emphasizes negative-space floral design.