Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Small Flower Petal 4Y624 souvenir Kanji letters say military service

Kanji letters say military service between Taisho 3 (1914) to Taisho 9(1920)

and the lid is heavy and has a decorative floral finial ball at the top

Packed Weight: 897 grams

Item weight:  289 grams

Kanji on the box lid: Fuchin

Antique Japanese Katagami Kimono Paper Stencil Katazome Small Flower Petal 4Y624 souvenir Kanji letters say military serviceAntique Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencil Japanese Katagami is a stencil pattern for dyeing textiles used for printing designs and patterns on kimono and other fabric items. Using traditional mulberry paper, this katagami stencil with no silk mesh backing features a simple pattern of small flower petals. This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Edo period (1860) to early Meiji (1900) in Central Japan. It is made of two or more layers