Katagami stencil with a pattern of manji tsunagi – linked swastikas (a Buddhist auspicious symbol and Japanese symbol of virtue) and karahana (highly stylised ‘Chinese flowers’)

Katagami stencil with a pattern of manji tsunagi - linked swastikas (a Buddhist auspicious symbol and Japanese symbol of virtue) and karahana (highly stylised 'Chinese flowers'). A fine mesh of supporting threads made of silk is sandwiched between two layers of this stencil. This stencil is of the koban size class (determined by the repeat length).