Crosshatched Pattern, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), This crosshatched pattern is alternating between abstract tiny slits using the carving technique and five little organic shapes that were punched out in a two - one - two design. The top has a character carved out, and the bottom has calligraphy written in black ink. There is a significant dark stain in the top right corner of the stencil., Japan, late 18th - early 19th century, textile designs, Katagami, Katagami