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 Dyed Cotton: Fancy Wood Sorrel and Arabesque
late nineteenth century21" x 13", 53.25 cm x 33 cmThis le... (more)
A Length of Large Scale Katazome Cotton: Indian Inspired Flowers and Hexagons
late nineteenth century25" x 13 3/4", 63.5 cm x 35 cm Thi... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Trailing Wisteria Leaves
late nineteenth, early twentieth century37" x 13 1/2", 94... (more)
A Length of Hand Spun Hand Woven Cotton: Cranes and Karakusa
late nineteenth century53" x 12 3/4", 134.5 cm x 32.5 cm ... (more)
A Length of Jishiro Katazome: Large Scale Pattern and Hand Spun Cotton
late nineteenth, early twentieth century64" x 13", 162.5 ... (more)
A Length of Twice Dyed Hand Spun Katazome Cotton: Diagonal Piecing
late nineteenth century63" x 12 1/4", 160 cm x 31 cmThis ... (more)
A Short Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Intriguing Design of Arrow Feathers
late nineteenth century19 1/2" x 13 1/4", 49.5 cm x 33.5 ... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Cranes as Diamonds
late nineteenth century25 1/4" x 13 1/4", 65 cm x 33.5 cm... (more)
A Length of Faded Katazome: Bishamon Kikko
late nineteenth, early twentieth century32 1/2" x 12 1/2"... (more)
A Long Pieced Cloth of Narumi Kongata: Rich Indigo Tones in Faux Shibori
early twentieth century52 1/2" x 12 /12", 133.5 cm x 32 c... (more)
A Length of Large Scale Katazome: Chrysanthemums Seen from the Back
early twentieth century36" x 13 1/4", 91.5 cm x 33.5 cm T... (more)