Katagami stencil with design of pine trees with pine cones and needles depicted on them surrounded by rosettes of radiating lines produced in a style which imitates a tie dye technique – tatebiki kanoko

Katagami stencil with design of pine trees with pine cones and needles depicted on them surrounded by rosettes of radiating lines produced in a style which imitates a tie dye technique - tatebiki kanoko . Pine trees are symbolic of longevity. A fine mesh of supporting threads made of silk is sandwiched between two layers of this stencil. This stencil is of the chūban size class (determined by the repeat length).