Caption

Katagami dyeing stencil; pattern of large pisci and paulownia flowers against a background of dense mesh with irregular eyes; maker, katagami stencil; Japanese; Meiji period 1868–1912, 19th/20th century; height 41.0 cm, width 32.1 cm., The image shows a rectangular cutout pattern with large leaf and flower shapes silhouetted against a textured background of many small irregular shapes. The cutout area and shapes are dark brown or black, while the background visible through the cutouts is white. The surrounding border outside the rectangle is dark brown or black with visible subtle variations in tone and texture. The composition features several elongated leaf forms and a few star-like flower shapes overlapping the patterned backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_051

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.4Mb (5.2Mb) / 16.9in x 12.5in / 5076 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Katagami dyeing stencil pattern large pisci paulownia flowers background dense mesh irregular eyes maker katagami stencil Japanese Meiji period 1868–1912 19th 20th century height 41.0 cm width 32.1 cm image rectangular cutout large leaf flower shapes silhouetted textured background small irregular shapes cutout area shapes dark brown black background visible cutouts white surrounding border outside rectangle visible subtle variations tone texture composition features several elongated leaf forms star- flower shapes overlapping patterned backdrop.