Ise katagami

Nowadays the stencils are sometimes sold as artwork, attached to hand fans, or used to decorate screens and doors in Japanese rooms.

For kimono printing the stencils are stabilized by attaching them to a fine silk net.

[1] Three sheets of washi (和紙) or Japanese paper are pasted together with kakishibu (柿渋), tannin-rich persimmon juice.

[2] Former practitioners Nakajima Hidekichi (中島秀吉) (1883–1968),[5] Rokutani Baiken (六谷梅軒) (1907–1973),[6] Nanbu Yoshimatsu (南部芳松) (1894–1976),[7] Nakamura Yūjirō (中村勇二郎) (1902–1985),[8] Kodama Hiroshi (児玉博) (1909–1992),[9] and Jōnoguchi Mie (城ノ口みゑ) (1917–2003)[10] were recognized as Living National Treasures (人間国宝).

[4] Ise katagami was designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property (重要無形文化財) in 1993.