Lanterns. c.1900. Dark ground Japanese stencil on mulberry paper treated with persimmon juice and smoked. Punch-cut technique. A komon (small motif) stencil. 7 1/2 x 14 (sheet 12 3/4 x 17). An extremely fine and skilled stencil. The light and dark swirls result from the stencil not lying flat; they are not in the stencil itself. $275.
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