Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Birds Design A849 metal Some damage on the plastic

Some damage on the plastic cover and the cardboard cover

It is a decorative zodiac ornament of the sheep

The outer ribs are painted with red lacquer with subtle origami cranes and the inner ribs are stained a dark brown with bright yellow string

Dragon and tiger design

Antique Japanese Ise Katagami Paper Kimono Stencil Katazome Birds Design A849 metal Some damage on the plasticAntique Japanese Ise 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 Ise katagami stencil features a playful bird design. There is what looked to be some sort of perch, but without more layers of the design, it is unclear. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period