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 Coiled Horse Rein: Decorative Trapping for Festivals
katalate nineteenth, early twentieth century2 1/4" x 5 ya... (more)
A Finely Plied Stencil Dyed Furoshiki: Delicately Woven Cloth
kearly twentieth century39" x 34", 99 cm x 86.5 cm This i... (more)
A Length of Hand Spun, Hand Woven Katazome Dyed Cotton: Classic Pattern
late nineteenth, early twentieth century58" x 13", 147.5 ... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Exaggerated, Stylized Flowers
early twentieth century29" x 13 1/2", 74 cm x 34 cm This ... (more)
A Pair of Indigo Dyed Hand Spun, Hand Woven Cotton Pieces: Edo Period
mid nineteenth centuryeach panel: 31" x 9", 79 cm x 23 cm... (more)
A Three Panel Katazome Dyed Cotton Furoshiki: Machine Stitched
early twentieth century35" x 36", 89 cm x 91.5 cmThis is ... (more)
A Fragment of Old Katazome Cotton: Pieced and Patched
mid to late nineteenth century32 1/2" x 16 3/4", 82.5 cm ... (more)
A Length of Optically Entrancing Stenciled Cotton: Blurred Images
early to mid twentieth century22 1/4" x 13", 56.5 cm x 33... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Judicious Use of Orange Details
late nineteenth, early twentieth century68" x 13 3/4", 17... (more)
A Length of Indigo Dyed Katazome Cotton: Bold Pattern
early twentieth century45 1/2" x 12 3/4", 115.5 cm x 32.5... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Zigzags and Carnations
early twentieth century52" x 13 1/4", 132 cm x 33.5 cm Th... (more)
A Length of Narumi Kongata: Stenciled "Shibori," Sparrows, Maple Leaves
early twentieth century27 1/2" x 13", 70 cm x 33 cm Narum... (more)
A Length of Intricately Designed Katazome Cotton: Brocade-Like
late nineteenth century36" x 12 3/4", 91.5 cm x 32,5 cm T... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Chrysanthemum and Paulownia
early twentieth century44 1/2" x 13 1/2", 113 cm x 34 cm ... (more)
A Length of Indigo Dyed Katazome Cotton: Spare, Lyrical Feeling
late nineteenth, early twentieth century23 1/4" x 13", 59... (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)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Paulownia and Arabesques
late nineteenth, early twentieth century58 1/2" x 13 1/2"... (more)
A Length of Boldly Patterned Katazome: Rustic Technique
early twentieth century62 1/4" x 13", 158 cm x 33 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)