39 Katazome: chrysanthemums, two types, late nineteenth century, indigo dyed cotton and iron oxide dye
12.5 x 38 inches
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40 Katazome: abstract roundel pattern, late nineteenth century, indigo dyed cotton
13 x 36 inches
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41 Katazome: stylized chrysanthemum pattern, late nineteenth century, indigo dyed cotton and iron oxide dye
13 x 35 inches
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42 Katazome: stylized chrysanthemum pattern, late nineteenth century, indigo dyed cotton and iron oxide dye
12.5 x 36 inches
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43 Katazome: loose shippo tsunagi and flower pattern, late nineteenth century, indigo dyed cotton and iron oxide dye
13.5 x 37 inches
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44 Katazome: rain capes, late nineteenth century, indigo dyed cotton and iron oxide dye
13.5 x 35 inches
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45 Katazome: stylized chrysanthemum pattern, late nineteenth century, indigo dyed cotton and iron oxide dye
13 x 62 inches
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46 Katazome: hexagons, baku and peonies, indigo dyed cotton and ochre
13 x 34 inches
$90
47 Katazome: loose, curved hexagons and stylized 8 pointed flowers, indigo dyed cotton and ochre
14 x 41 inches
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48 Katazome: snowflake, chrysanthemum and maple leaf, early twentieth century, indigo dyed cotton
13 x 39 inches
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Katazome
Katazome is a resist dye technique in which a paste of rice flour and bran is applied to cloth through a hand cut paper stencil: dye will not penetrate the areas on the cloth where the paste has been applied, thus creating a pattern.
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 or if the artisan would like to achieve a crisp, high-contrast effect to the pattern, 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.
