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"Big Links" Katagami Stencil
vintage katagami stencil


 
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Thousands of holes
Our Price: $60.00
Material: Paper
Length (inches): outside=12" design=8.5"
Width (inches): outside= 16", design=13.5"
Condition: Very Good Vintage

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"Big Links" Katagami Stencil

A pretty large design, all created with tiny, tiny holes. A very small punch tool - the size of a grain of rice! - created this larger geometric design of overlapping hexagons that join at the corners to create a chain link effect.

There is a quarter inch tear on the right edge.

Katagami are the stencils used to create layers of design on traditional Japanese kimono. Each one is cut by hand, either with a free-hand knife or a sharp and tiny punch tool. They are made from one or two sheets of heavy paper and then covered with persimmon juice to add strength and moisture resistance. (For delicate designs, two sheets of paper were stacked and cut together, then a thin silk screen was placed between them before fusing the papers together with persimmon juice.) Nowadays, more durable plastic versions are used, but these older paper stencils are often still usable in addition to being a work of art.
See video below for how these stencils are made. We also recommend this book, Carved Paper by Suzanna Campbell Kuo, as one of the best English reference books on katagami.

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