Beautiful Japanese Stencils at Etsy.com

Beautiful Japanese Stencils at Etsy.com
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This was an amazing find. This is from the "昭和" "showa period" . The "showa" period is from 1926-1989. This is called "型紙" or "katagami".

Katagami are made of multiple layers of thin mulberry paper which are bonded with a glue extracted from persimmon, which makes a strong flexible brown coloured paper.

This katagami was used for "katazome" which is the method of dyeing fabrics (kimonos) using a stencil and a resist paste. The resist paste was made with rice flour and when dyed, the dye didn't adhere to the areas covered with the paste. It was an inexpensive way to make all-over patterns similar to a woven cloth.

Katagami Stencil in Japan for Kimono Dress, Washi Japanese Paper and etc on Etsy - YouTube

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Vintage Japanese Stencil Family Crest Kamon OO by VintageFromJapan Etsy

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Vintage Japanese Stencil Diamonds Crosses by VintageFromJapan

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Vintage Japanese Kimono Stencil Katagami by VintageFromJapan

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Kashigata Vintage Japanese Sweets Mold Stencils at Etsy - YouTube

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This was an amazing find. They are from the "昭和" "showa period" . The "showa" period is from 1926-1989 but these are at about 25-30 years old . This is called "型紙" or "katagami". This is a stencil that was used to make "kashigata" (for more information on "kashigata please see below).

This is really gorgeous! The shape is that of a "kamon" which means a family crest (which crest we don't know). There are no set rules in the design of a kamon. It most commonly consists of a roundel encircling a figure of plant, animal, man-made, natural or celestial objects, all abstracted to various degrees. Religious symbols, geometric shapes and kanji were commonly used as well. These symbols are often found in logos of stores (which help to identify what they sell), sushi restaurants, and on packages of food to lend an air of elegance. Senbei (Japanese crackers) and other traditional Japanese sweets may also use one.

This one is made from paper-but not flimsy normal paper....this is wonderful thick Japanese paper and it is in fabulous condition.

This stencil could be used but it would also be fabulous framed and hung on a wall.

Vintage Japan at Etsy

Our Etsy shop has vintage Japanese items like typewriter keys, dishes, rubber stamps, stencils, kokeshi dolls, sweets cake molds and Karuta Game Cards etc.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/vintagefromjapan

Please check my etsy shops:
DecoSweets.etsy.com for cabochons, clay at wholesale prices
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Japanese paper stencils. Katagami

 
This was an amazing find. These Japanese paper stencils are from the "昭和" "showa period" . The "showa" period is from 1926-1989 but these are at about 25-30 years old . This is called "型紙" or "katagami". This is a stencil that was used to make "kashigata" (for more information on "kashigata please see below).

This is really gorgeous! The shape is that of a "kamon" which means a family crest (which crest we don't know). There are no set rules in the design of a kamon. It most commonly consists of a roundel encircling a figure of plant, animal, man-made, natural or celestial objects, all abstracted to various degrees. Religious symbols, geometric shapes and kanji were commonly used as well. These symbols are often found in logos of stores (which help to identify what they sell), sushi restaurants, and on packages of food to lend an air of elegance. Senbei (Japanese crackers) and other traditional Japanese sweets may also use one.


This one is made from paper-but not flimsy normal paper....this is wonderful thick Japanese paper and it is in fabulous condition.

This stencil could be used but it would also be fabulous framed and hung on a wall.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FromJapanWithLove?section_id=10203757