Snowflakes and Ogee with Bamboo and Sparrows

This is part of a group of demonstration stencils, post period works to demonstrate the materials and craft of katagami.

Dark Ground Composition — in a dark ground stencil, the page is dark and lines and forms are cut away to appear light in the printing.

Silk Reinforcement — this stencil is reinforced with silk threads woven specifically to this pattern inserted between two sheets of carved paper.

Subject — nature

Keywords — bamboo, best, birds, dots, fawn spots, flowers, natural, ogee, silk, snowflakes, sparrows