Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil with a motif of stylized flower rosettes and plant tendrils kawari kamon ni karakusa moyô, Meiji period 1868–1912, ise-katagami stencil, chuban format, karakusa pattern, floral ornaments, 19th/20th century Meiji, Japan; stencil; height 39.8 cm, width 24.0 cm., A rectangular dark brown background with a lighter central horizontal panel filled with a repeating decorative pattern; the panel contains a group of large circular floral motifs in cream and dark brown surrounded by a network of swirling vine-like tendrils in cream against the dark brown, with the lower portion of the image showing a plain dark brown area; visible colors include dark brown and cream.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_024

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.1Mb (3.0Mb) / 16.4in x 9.9in / 4932 x 2982 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil motif stylized flower rosettes plant tendrils kawari kamon ni karakusa moyô Meiji period 1868–1912 ise-katagami stencil chuban format karakusa pattern floral ornaments 19th 20th century Meiji Japan height 39.8 cm width 24.0 cm rectangular dark brown background lighter central horizontal panel filled repeating decorative pattern panel contains group large circular floral motifs cream dark brown surrounded network swirling vine- tendrils dark brown lower portion image showing plain dark brown area visible colors include cream.