Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil; geometric komon pattern; maker, stencil; Japanese; Meiji period 19th/20th century, 1868–1912; height 40.6 cm, width 24.2 cm., A rectangular dark brown sheet with a large central rectangular area filled with a tight repeating pattern of small white shapes; the patterned area contrasts with the surrounding plain dark brown margins that show subtle creases, uneven edges, and a few lighter brown spots and scuffs; the overall colors visible are dark brown, lighter brown, and white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_039

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.6Mb (4.2Mb) / 18.6in x 11.0in / 5588 x 3293 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil geometric komon pattern maker Japanese Meiji period 19th 20th century 1868–1912 height 40.6 cm width 24.2 cm rectangular dark brown sheet large central rectangular area filled tight repeating pattern small white shapes patterned area contrasts surrounding plain dark brown margins subtle creases uneven edges lighter brown spots scuffs colors visible dark brown lighter brown white.