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Bamboo

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A single piece of bamboo or (take) is curved diagonally with sprigs of leaves naturally dispersed around the shoot. Silk threads have been added to support the overall structure.

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Bamboo

1 pp

Full and leafy bamboo shoots create this motif. Silk threads were added to support the structure of the stencil.

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Bamboo leaves on a wavy lattice background forms this design. In Japan, bamboo (take) represents flexibility and strength. It appears in many ancient tales, including the tale of the bamboo cutter (Taketori Monogatari) or the princess Kaguya (Kaguya-hime). Bamboo is used in many festivals to ward off evil. July 7th (Tanabata) people write their wishes for the year on strips of paper and tie them t

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Bamboo Stalk

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6.7 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm (2 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. )

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Bamboo on lattice motif

1 pp

Sprigs of bamboo leaves on a tri-lattice weave also contains traces of thread links (kanoko) Silk threads have been added to support the stencil structure.

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