EARLY JAPANESE ISE-KATAGAMI KIMONO/TEXTILE STENCIL - STUNNING DESIGN

EARLY JAPANESE ISE-KATAGAMI KIMONO/TEXTILE STENCIL - STUNNING DESIGN (image 1/1)
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KATAGAMI STENCIL MULBERRY BARK & PERSIMMON TANNIN The stencil is decorated with a quite stunning pattern There is some very small areas of dye residue to the perimeter of 2 of the patterns, there is no worm damage. There is a register mark to left border. Although all the patterns are intact, 2 require minor repair if intending to be functional. Approx 16' x 12'' in size Katagami has been an important part of Japan’s material culture for almost 500 years. Katagami stencils were used to pattern textiles in a technique called katazome. This delicate dye-resist technique traditionally involves applying rice paste through a stencil onto silk, followed by an exacting procedure of multiple stencil realignments and paste applications in order to continue the yardage’s pattern. The material is then dyed, sometimes repeatedly to develop the final result. The paste is then removed to reveal exquisite voided patterns. The stencil’s highly detailed cutouts result in large areas of negative space. The precise cutouts are supported by an equally fine, though less visible, silk thread grid that stabilizes each of the tiny paper components. The stencil-making process involves first curing numerous thin sheets of mulberry bark in persimmon tannin. After arranging a small stack of cured papers and drawing the pattern on the surface sheet, all read more
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