Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with a motif of stylized floral rosettes kawari kamon moyô; ise-katagami stencil, chuban format; geometric and plant patterns; stencil; height 40.6 cm, width 24.1 cm; Japan; 2nd half of the 19th century Edo/Meiji periods., A rectangular area filled with a repeating circular dot pattern sits against a darker background; the patterned area shows concentric rings of small white dots forming circles with starburst-like white centers, and the surrounding background is a deep brown while the dots and starburst centers are white, creating a contrast between white and dark brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_013

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.5Mb (3.8Mb) / 16.8in x 9.8in / 5048 x 2945 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil motif stylized floral rosettes kawari kamon moyô ise-katagami stencil chuban format geometric plant patterns height 40.6 cm width 24.1 cm Japan 2nd half 19th century Edo Meiji periods rectangular area filled repeating circular dot pattern sits darker background patterned area concentric rings small white dots forming circles starburst- white centers surrounding background deep brown dots starburst centers white creating contrast dark brown.