Abstract blossoms and kanoko pattern, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Thread suspension (itokake), also known as thread links (kanoko) patterns involves sewing thread directly through the paper to hold a dot in the center of the motif. The dot is held in place with four threads. This technique was popular during the Edo period and died out around the mid-twentieth century. The abstract blossoms resemble family crests in the form of a maple leaf. Silk threads have been added to support the stencil structure., Japan

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