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Katagami Stencil
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The Jessie L. Clough Art Memorial for Teaching
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20231018_katagami_008
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Abstract
Katagami stencil made from multiple layers of thin, durable mulberry bark paper (washi) laminated together with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu). This treatment makes the paper waterproof, flexible, and strong enough to withstand repeated dyeing, as these stencils were used to print patterns on silk and cotton fabric in Japan during the Meiji Period (1850–1912). Thin lines repaeat diagonally and hatched in the foreground. There are three circles with a diamond cut out. Within the diamond, there are thin horizontal lines and a flower in the center. The flower has a cross and small U-shaped cuts. The pattern around the large circles with flowers are of long and medium-width lines in circular motion and chained together, in addition to the line there are small leaf shapes in the joining areas.
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This object was photographed and inventoried during 2024 by Alana Reece-Walker ('26). Please note that the date issued field refers to the date of the digital object's creation. The temporal coverage field contains date information for the actual physical object, when known.