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 Indigo Dyed Cotton Katazome: Patterned Gourds with Leaves
late nineteenth, early twentieth century35 1/4" x 13 3/4"... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Chrysanthemums, Pine Needles and Cherry Blossoms
early twentieth century24" x 12 3/4", 61 cm x 32.5 cm Thi... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Paulownia and Arabesques
late nineteenth, early twentieth century58 1/2" x 13 1/2"... (more)
A Length of Very Faded Indigo Dyed Katazome Cotton: Folding Fans
early twentieth century70" x 13", 178 cm x 33 cm This is ... (more)
A Length of Boldly Patterned Katazome: Rustic Technique
early twentieth century62 1/4" x 13", 158 cm x 33 cm This... (more)