Bamboo, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), In Japan, bamboo (take) is a symbol of prosperity. It is also a symbol of purity and innocence. This stencil has remnants of dye and shows that it was previously used or tested. Some of the silk threads have been damaged and worn away., Japan, mid 18th - early 19th century, textile designs, Stencil, Stencil