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 Length of Jishiro or Blue-on-White Narumi Kongata Cloth: Plovers
late nineteenth, early twentieth century45" x 13 1/2", 11... (more)
A Length of Katazome Cotton: Folding Fans
late nineteenth, early twentieth century36 1/2" x 12 1/2"... (more)
A Fragment of Dark Toned Katazome: Phoenixes as Roundels
late nineteenth, early twentieth century22" x 13 1/4", 56... (more)
A Two Panel Fragment Taken from a Kyogen Costume: Resist Dyed Hemp Cloth
early twentieth century34 1/4" x 31", 87 cm x 79 cm This ... (more)
A Length of Patched Narumi Kongata: One-half of a Han Juban
late nineteenth, early twentieth century54 1/2" x 12 1/4"... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Dark and Light Cranes as Roundels
early twentieth century79" x 12 3/4", 200.75 cm x 32.5 cm... (more)
A Length of Stenciled Faux Shibori Cotton: Umbrellas
late nineteenth century27" x 13 1/4", 68.5 cm x 33.5 cm ... (more)
A Length of Taisho Sarasa: Early Twentieth Century Indian Inspired Japanese Design
early twentieth century56" x 13 1/4", 142 cm x 33.5 cm Th... (more)
A Length of Narumi Kongata: Multi Stenciled Faux Shibori
late nineteenth, early twentieth century28 1/2" x 12 1/2"... (more)
A Length of Taisho Sarasa: Pixels
early twentieth century58 3/4" x 14", 149 cm x 35.5 cm Th... (more)