Oriental Dark Red White Japan Bishamon Pattern

If you love all things Japan then this traditional Bishamon Japanese fabric print on this Case-Mate Barely There iPhone Case is for you. The line-work is red on a white background. A traditional Japanese Bishamon stencil pattern in traditional Japanese colours, in this case shinshu on a white background. The Bishamon pattern is associated with a Buddhist deity. The pattern is some kind of tripod based on a hexagon. You will see several implementations, on of which I present here. This kind of pattern is often used on fabric for yukata or a jinbei, traditional Japanese clothes for in the hot summer months. But I have seen the pattern also used as part of a kimono. When you think of this type of fabric, resist dyeing comes to mind. In Japan vintage techniques are roketsuzome with wax, katazome, yuzen and tsutsgaki with rice paste. A favourite method of applying paste is by means of a stencil.