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 Old Katazome Cloth: Wonderful Home Spun Yarns
mid nineteenth century16 3/4" x 12 3/4", 42.5 cm x 32.5 c... (more)
A Very Long Piece of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Rare Clematis Pattern
early twentieth century136" x 13", 345.5 cm x 33 cm This ... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Elaborate Repeat Pattern
late nineteenth, early twentieth century36" x 13", 91.5 c... (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 Light Colored Indigo Katazome Cloth: Hemp or Ramie
early twentieth century55" x 12 1/2", 139.75 cm x 32 cmTh... (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)
A Generous Length of Faded Katazome Dyed Cotton: Notched Karakusa
early twentieth century72" x 12 1/4", 183 cm x 31 cm This... (more)
A Finely Plied Stencil Dyed Furoshiki: Delicately Woven Cloth
kearly twentieth century39" x 34", 99 cm x 86.5 cm This i... (more)