Jun 07, 2012 - Sale 2280

Sale 2280 - Lot 312

Price Realized: $ 510
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(COSTUME--JAPAN.) Kimono stencils. Group of 50 kimono stencils or katagami, probably from the early Showa period, some with extremely intricate cut designs, average size about 12x16 inches (300x405 mm); scattered minor defects; some with designer's stamps. Japan, probably 1920s-30s

Additional Details

The stencils are usually made from numerous sheets of washi paper which are bound together and preserved with a persimmon extract. The designs are usually created with a knife or shaped punch. They are used for resist dyeing or katazome.