Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with a stylized maple leaf motif and a snow rosette pattern kawari momiji ni yukiwa moyô, unknown author, ise-katagami, plant ornaments, Japanese, 2nd half of the 19th century Meiji period, Japan, stencil, height 40.3 cm, width 24.5 cm, The image shows a dark rectangular background with a repeating pattern of white silhouetted bird-like shapes and circular sunburst motifs; the birds have jagged, feathered edges and varied wing positions scattered across the surface, and the sunbursts consist of dark circular centers surrounded by radiating white lines and decorative curving elements, creating high-contrast areas of black and white with no other colors present.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_007

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.2Mb (3.0Mb) / 17.9in x 10.9in / 5366 x 3268 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil stylized maple leaf motif snow rosette pattern kawari momiji ni yukiwa moyô unknown author ise-katagami plant ornaments Japanese 2nd half 19th century Meiji period Japan height 40.3 cm width 24.5 cm image dark rectangular background repeating pattern white silhouetted bird- shapes circular sunburst motifs birds jagged feathered edges varied wing positions scattered across surface sunbursts consist dark circular centers surrounded radiating white lines decorative curving elements creating high-contrast areas black no colors present.