Paste was applied to both sides of a luxurious choma cloth (a grass cloth) to dye it with indigo leaving white patterns, and, though it was beautiful and delicate, the number of available colors was limited.
上等な苧麻布の裏表に糊を置いて白くなる部分を残してから藍で染めたもので、美しく繊細であったが使える色数が限られていた。