Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Hana Flower Pattern A752 candle Characters: 安芸厳島千畳閣及五重塔 Aki Itsukushima Senjyokaku

Characters: 安芸厳島千畳閣及五重塔 Aki Itsukushima Senjyokaku Shrine and a 5-story pagoda

It also features a carved floral or plant image

Fuji from Tamagawa

83 cm long x 83

It is a miniature shrine that is placed in Japanese homes and is believed to house a fragment or connection point to kami

Antique Japanese Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Hana Flower Pattern A752 candle Characters: 安芸厳島千畳閣及五重塔 Aki Itsukushima SenjyokakuAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Katazome Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry washi paper, this katagami stencil features dense diagonal bands of flowers. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of two or more layers of handmade mulberry