Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with marbled motif suminagashi, katagami stencil, chuban format, marbled ornament with geometric wavy lines resembling tree-ring patterns; stencil, 2nd half of the 19th century Meiji period, Japan; height 41.2 cm, width 31.3 cm., A rectangular panel with an intricate swirling abstract pattern fills the center, featuring flowing organic lines in dark brown against a white background, creating layered concentric and wave-like shapes; the patterned area has a subtle grid texture overlay. Surrounding the panel is a wide dark brown border with a slightly worn, textured surface and small flecks or scuffs. The visible colors are dark brown and white, with variations in the brown showing lighter and darker patches.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_020

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.4Mb (6.1Mb) / 17.5in x 11.6in / 5251 x 3490 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil marbled motif suminagashi katagami stencil chuban format marbled ornament geometric wavy lines resembling tree-ring patterns 2nd half 19th century Meiji period Japan height 41.2 cm width 31.3 cm rectangular panel intricate swirling abstract pattern fills center featuring flowing organic lines dark brown white background creating layered concentric wave- shapes patterned area subtle grid texture overlay Surrounding panel wide dark brown border slightly worn textured surface small flecks scuffs visible colors white variations brown showing lighter darker patches.