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 Fragment of Old Kumanozome: Optically Entrancing Stenciled Hand Spun Cloth
late nineteenth century10" x 13 1/2", 25.5 cm x 34.25 cm ... (more)
A Length of Nineteenth Century Sakai Sarasa: Indian Inspired Cloth from Osaka
mid nineteenth century28 1/2" x 13 1/2", 72.5 cm x 34 cm ... (more)
A Length of Narumi Kongata Cotton: Flying Geese and a Storm
late nineteenth century28" x 13 3/4", 71 cm x 35 cm Narum... (more)
A Generously Long Piece of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Luscious Hand Spun Cotton
late nineteenth century67" x 13 1/2", 120 cm x 34 cm This... (more)
A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Dark and Light, Bold and Delicate
late nineteenth, early twentieth century26" x 12 1/2", 66... (more)
A Length of Boldly Pattered Katazome Cloth: Karakusa
late nineteenth, early twentieth century67" x 12 7/8", 17... (more)
A Length of Large Scale Cranes as Katazome: Rich Pattern
early twentieth century36 1/2" x 13", 92.5 cm x 33 cm Thi... (more)
A Length of Edo Komon Cotton Cloth: Minuscule Design
nineteenth century22" x 14", 56 cm x 35.5 cm This is a le... (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)
An 19th Century Koshimaki: Old Katazome Dyed Crepe Silks
mid nineteenth century26 1/2" x 46", 67 cm x 117 cm This ... (more)
A Generous Length of Indigo Dyed Katazome Cotton: Karakusa
early twentieth century74" x 13", 188 cm x 33 cmThis is a... (more)
A Length of Two Joined Katazome Pieces: Two Patterns
early twentieth century35 1/2" x 13 1/2", 90 cm x 34 cmTh... (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)