Antique Japanese Katagami Textile Stencil with Cranes, Branches, and Handwritten Notes for the cocktail party I have a hard time

I have a hard time passing by an old folk art structure when I can help it

I believe it might be chalk

and which was named for him

Some of his paintings show nail holes

homespun version of the mid-century classic

Antique Japanese Katagami Textile Stencil with Cranes, Branches, and Handwritten Notes for the cocktail party I have a hard timeThis is a Japanese "katagami" paper stencil, made of layers of mulberry paper laminated together and treated with kakishibu persimmon tannin that lends durability and water resistence. Paper stencil like this were traditionally used for patterning textiles, especially kimono fabric, using a resist dyeing process called katazome. I am not at all an expert but find them quite beautiful things, and really love the (all handcut) pattern on this one, with