Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with a motif of overlapping circles shippô. Ise-katagami stencil, chuban format. Pattern: geometric motif—rhombuses inscribed in ellipses with stylized floral rosettes in the rhombuses. Late 19th century Meiji period, Japan. Stencil katagami. Height 41.0 cm, width 31.5 cm., A rectangular patterned fabric with a dark gray background and white cutout areas forming a repeating geometric floral motif, featuring a grid of diamond shapes each with a central flower-like element surrounded by petal-shaped cutouts and curved leaf-like arcs; the dark gray fabric shows visible creases and texture around the patterned area, and the white cutouts reveal a contrasting bright surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_002

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.8Mb (5.1Mb) / 15.4in x 11.5in / 4632 x 3453 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil motif overlapping circles shippô Ise-katagami stencil chuban format Pattern geometric motif rhombuses inscribed ellipses stylized floral rosettes rhombuses Late 19th century Meiji period Japan Stencil katagami Height 41.0 cm width 31.5 cm rectangular patterned fabric dark gray background white cutout areas forming repeating geometric floral motif featuring grid diamond shapes central flower- element surrounded petal-shaped cutouts curved leaf- arcs dark gray fabric visible creases texture patterned area white cutouts reveal contrasting bright surface beneath.