The Tsutsugaki Technique, fisherman's flag

glutinous rice flour, rice bran, lime and other substances are mixed inside a piping bag made from tanned
paper, before this resist paste is squeezed out along the sketched motifs. Known as tsutsugaki, this technique requires skilled hands to create the characters and outlines. Meanwhile, the paste is adequately mixed by skilled artisans according to the weather and humidity at the time of mixing.