The reed tubes are about 16cm in length, and a total of 42 tubes (although the number of tubes changes every year) are braided together like a blind with hemp, rolled up and put in the pan.
葭筒のながさは5寸5分で、これを42本（本数はとしによってことなる）麻で簾状に編みつらねて、巻いたものをいれる。