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"Faux Ikat" Katagami Stencil
vintage katagami stencil


 
Alternative Views:
Little Crosses
Our Price: $50.00
Material: Paper
Length: outside=17" , design=14.5"
Width: outside=12.5", design=9.5"
Condition: Very Good Vintage

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Product Code: 0618STENCIL25
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Description
 
"Faux Ikat" Katagami Stencil

Each of these little crosses were hand-carved - you can tell by the slight differences among them. A bold diamond grid pattern that might be meant to imitate the ikat look, given the uneven edges of the crosses.

Some damage in upper right corner of design and the left side corners are slightly ragged.

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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