Katagami stencil depicting ‘puffed’ sparrows inside snowflake roundels, implying Winter

Katagami stencil depicting 'puffed' sparrows inside snowflake roundels, implying Winter. The design on the sparrows' bodies imitates a tie dye technique - kumo shibori . This stencil forms a pair with K2.37. By overlaying the two designs and applying the resist paste through both, supporting tie bars would be hidden and detail could be added. This stencil is of the sansun okuri or koban size class (determined by the repeat length).