Katazome
Katazome is a resist dye technique in which a paste of rice flour and bran is applied to cloth through a cut paper stencil. This paste is applied with a flat, blunt tool or a brush: where the paste has been pushed onto the cloth, dye will not penetrate. Dyes can be applied using an immersion method, by hand tinting, or by a combination of these applications, depending on the complexity of the desired effect. If the cloth is to be seen from both sides, the application of rice paste through a stencil is applied to both sides of a cloth, requiring an amazing technical skill for exact registration of the stencil on front and back.
A Very Large Full Five Panel Katazome Futon Cover: Auspicious Symbolism
late nineteenth century85" x 64", 216 cm x 162.5 cm This ... (more)
A Length of Resist Dyed Anchor Images: Desirable Motif
early twentieth century66" x 13", 167.5 cm x 33 cm This i... (more)
A Festival Obi: Well Worn Stencil Dyed Sash
early twentieth century79" x 3", 201 cm x 7.5 cm This rus... (more)
A Furoshiki Fashioned from Sakai Sarasa: Luxurious Cotton Cloth from Osaka
mid to late nineteenth century29 1/2" x 23 3/4", 75 cm x ... (more)
A Large, Worn Three Panel Katazome Cloth: Oversized Peonies
early twentieth century72" x 39", 183 cm x 99 cm This goo... (more)
A Length of Taisho Sarasa: Distinctive Cloth from the 1920s and 30s
early twentieth century43" x 14", 109 cm x 35.5 cm Throug... (more)
A Length of Mottled Katazome Dyed Cotton: Cranes and Tortoises
late nineteenth century40" x 13 1/2", 101.5 cm x 34 cm Th... (more)
A Pieced Mat of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Tatewaku and Butterflies
late nineteenth, early twentieth century62 1/4" x 24 1/2"... (more)
A Length of Brown Toned Kumanozome Cotton: Some Damage
late nineteenth century64" x 13 1/4", 162.5 cm x 33.5 cm ... (more)
A Faded and Folded Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Realistic Woodgrain
early twentieth century70" x 13 1/2", 178 cm x 34 cm This... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Complex Design
late nineteenth century23" x 13 3/4", 58.5 cm x 35 cm Thi... (more)
A Length of Heavily Woven Northern Japanese Hemp Cloth: Katazome
late nineteenth century30" x 13 3/4", 76 cm x 35 cm This ... (more)