Katagami Textile Stencil with Shrimp and Carp Medallion Design

Ink on carved wood

Koban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement

Ink on carved wood

Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement

Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, platy hematite particles, and lacquer on pasteboard

Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard

Koban (small-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving) technique