{"product_id":"a-katagami-or-hand-cut-stencil-two-kanji","title":"A Katagami or Hand Cut Stencil: Two Kanji","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e16 3\/4\"x 10\", 42.5 cm x 25.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekatagami\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a hand cut stencil that is used as a guide to apply rice paste to the surface of cloth when dyeing in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emethod.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKatagami\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare made of paper that has been saturated with green persimmon tannin or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekaki shibu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand then smoked for added durability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cut design on this one is of two large, centrally placed \u003cem\u003ekanji\u003c\/em\u003e or Chinese characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe black ink or black dye that is smudged all over the stencil's images is deep and rich in tone and when we flip the stencil over we see the impression of another stencil on this one, indicating the \u003cem\u003eshibugami\u003c\/em\u003e or persimmon tannin infused paper was used prior to its current state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stencil showing the spirited characters is a small gem, a wonderful relic from the past and it is beautiful to look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note a good deal of loss to the lower right corner of the stencil. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46583863902394,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Stencil5_9aa1b225-19d2-49f1-aa68-1039d2fe654b.jpg?v=1788890513","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-katagami-or-hand-cut-stencil-two-kanji","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}