{"product_id":"an-old-katagami-or-stencil-evidence-of-brushed-pigment","title":"An Old Katagami or Stencil: Evidence of Brushed Pigment","description":"\u003cp\u003eearly twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e14 3\/4\" x 11 1\/2\", 36.5 cm x 29 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 a large, centrally placed \u003cem\u003ekanji\u003c\/em\u003e or Chinese character with a \u003cem\u003ekatakana \u003c\/em\u003echaracter on the upper, right hand corner\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ekanji\u003c\/em\u003e is placed within a right angle.\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 to the left of the \u003cem\u003ekanji\u003c\/em\u003e we see marks that indicate that the dyer used the \u003cem\u003ekatagami\u003c\/em\u003e to blot his brush or to remove excess ink or dye from it.\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 corner of the stencil. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46583862001850,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/an-old-katagami-or-stencil-evidence-of-brushed-pigment","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}