Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil cut into a pattern composed of flowers and leaves; katagami stencil, plant ornament; Japanese art; 19th/20th century Meiji period, 1868–1912; Japan; stencil; height 41.0 cm, width 25.7 cm, A brown background fills the image with a horizontal band of white floral stencil shapes across the center; the white shapes include a group of circular sunburst-like flowers with radiating lines and surrounding stylized leaves and small curved twig-like accents. The central area shows a few darker brown and nearly black smudges overlapping some white shapes. The leaves are rendered with white outlines and internal striped patterns, and the flowers have white centers with fine radial strokes. The overall palette is brown, white, and touches of dark brown to black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_036

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.3Mb (5.7Mb) / 17.4in x 11.0in / 5219 x 3305 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil cut pattern composed flowers leaves katagami stencil plant ornament Japanese art 19th 20th century Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan stencil height 41.0 cm width 25.7 cm brown background fills image horizontal band white floral shapes across center white shapes include group circular sunburst- radiating lines surrounding stylized leaves small curved twig- accents central area darker brown nearly black smudges overlapping white shapes rendered white outlines internal striped patterns white centers fine radial strokes palette brown white touches dark brown black.