Caption

Dyeing stencil katagami with a motif of stylized chrysanthemums and plant tendrils kawari kiku ni karakusa moyô, Meiji 1868–1912, ise-katagami stencil, chuban format, floral ornaments, chrysanthemums, karakusa pattern, 19th/20th century Meiji period, Japan; height 41.3 cm, width 25.0 cm., A rectangular sheet with a dark brown background and white cutaway areas forming a decorative floral design, including a group of three large round flower shapes with radiating petal-like spokes and central oval forms, connected by a network of curving, segmented vine-like bands and several stylized leaf shapes; the white shapes create high contrast against the brown and the sheet shows slight edge wear and a few small scuffs.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_497

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.0Mb (4.9Mb) / 18.7in x 11.8in / 5616 x 3550 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dyeing stencil katagami motif stylized chrysanthemums plant tendrils kawari kiku ni karakusa moyô Meiji 1868–1912 ise-katagami stencil chuban format floral ornaments chrysanthemums karakusa pattern 19th 20th century Meiji period Japan height 41.3 cm width 25.0 cm rectangular sheet dark brown background white cutaway areas forming decorative floral design group three large round flower shapes radiating petal- spokes central oval forms connected network curving segmented vine- bands several stylized leaf shapes white shapes create high contrast brown sheet slight edge wear small scuffs.