Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil; pattern with a dense arrangement of ornamental squares and stripes, katagami, stencils, Japanese art, geometric motifs, Japanese, 19th/20th century Meiji period, 1868–1912, Japan, stencil, height 40.1 cm, width 30.6 cm, A rectangular sheet with a dense grid of small square cutouts forming a repeating geometric pattern sits centered against a textured background; the cutouts create alternating motifs of cross-like stars and striped rectangles, revealing bright negative space that contrasts with the darker surface. The background and the sheet are primarily deep brown with variations in tone, showing lighter brown scuffs and worn areas, and there are a few small dark smudges and marks near the lower area of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_048

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.3Mb (3.6Mb) / 14.5in x 11.3in / 4360 x 3388 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil pattern dense arrangement ornamental squares stripes katagami stencils Japanese art geometric motifs Japanese 19th 20th century Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan height 40.1 cm width 30.6 cm rectangular sheet dense grid small square cutouts forming repeating geometric pattern sits centered textured background cutouts create alternating motifs cross- stars striped rectangles revealing bright negative space contrasts darker surface background sheet primarily deep brown variations tone showing lighter brown scuffs worn areas small dark smudges marks near lower area image.