Stencil

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown wooden block with a rectangular shape, slightly curved. The block has a dark brown border around the edge. Inside the border, the block is white with a crackled texture. Two birds are carved into the block, one on the left side and one on the right side. The birds have detailed patterns on their bodies. They appear to be standing on a branch. Several pine tree branches with pine needles are carved around the birds. The background of the block inside the border is white with a cracked texture.