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 Large Scale Katazome Cotton: Stylized Tortoiseshell
early twentieth century26" x 12 1/2", 66 cm x 32 cm This ... (more)
A Length of Twice Dyed Katazome Cotton: Rich Low Contrast Indigo
late nineteenth century25 1/2" x 13 3/4", 65 cm x 35 cm T... (more)
A Length of Dark Toned Katazome Cotton: Moody Design
early twentieth century32" x 14 1/4", 81.5 cm x 36 cm Thi... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Elaborate Rendition of Interlocking Circles
late nineteenth, early twentieth century36 1/2" x 12 3/4"... (more)
A Length of Large Scale Katazome Cotton: Curious Repair
late nineteenth, early twentieth century33 1/2" x 12 1/2"... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Intense Geometric Repeat
early twentieth century26" x 13 1/4", 66 cm x 33.5 cmThis... (more)
A Length of Brown Toned Katazome: Tortoises and Cranes
early twentieth century26 1/4" x 12 1/2", 66.5 cm x 31.5 ... (more)
A Length of Brown Toned Katazome Cotton: Chrysanthemums
early twentieth century30 1/4" x 13 1/2", 77 cm x 34 cm T... (more)
A Length of Old Narumi Kongata Katazome: Hand Spun Cotton
late nineteenth century29" x 13", 73.75 cm x 33 cm This i... (more)
A Length of Deeply Toned Indigo Katazome: Ruffled Peonies
early twentieth century35 1/4" x 13 1/4", 92 cm x 33.5 cm... (more)