Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with a motif of stylized flower and snow rosettes kawari hanabishi ni yukiwa moyô, ise-katagami stencil, chuban format, geometric and plant patterns, Meiji period, 2nd half of the 19th century Japan, stencil; height 40.9 cm, width 24.3 cm, A dark brown textured background fills the image with a pattern of white decorative circular and radial motifs scattered across the upper portion; several larger irregular ringed shapes contain petal-like elements and inner swirling designs, while a group of smaller sunburst shapes with radiating lines and concentric spiral circles are interspersed among them, creating a repeating ornamental layout in white on brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_014

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Rights managed

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43.7Mb (3.5Mb) / 16.9in x 10.1in / 5062 x 3019 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil motif stylized flower snow rosettes kawari hanabishi ni yukiwa moyô ise-katagami stencil chuban format geometric plant patterns Meiji period 2nd half 19th century Japan height 40.9 cm width 24.3 cm dark brown textured background fills image pattern white decorative circular radial motifs scattered across upper portion several larger irregular ringed shapes contain petal- elements inner swirling designs group smaller sunburst shapes radiating lines concentric spiral circles interspersed them creating repeating ornamental layout white brown.