It was said in the past that grading colors from the contours of a flower or a leaf to the center was Kaga style and that the opposite type was Kyoto style, but now there is no clear rule except characterization is made with respect to each production area or each production company for differentiation of the patterns.
花や葉の模様の輪郭から中心に向かって色をぼかすのが加賀風、その逆が京都風と言われたことも過去にはあったが、現在は模様の区別化のため産地や業者によって特徴づけがなされる程度で明確な決まりは無い。