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 Brown Toned Katazome Cotton: Chrysanthemums

A Length of Brown Toned Katazome Cotton: Chrysanthemums

early twentieth century30 1/4" x 13 1/2", 77 cm x 34 cm T... (more)

A Length of Old Narumi Kongata Katazome: Hand Spun Cotton

A Length of Old Narumi Kongata Katazome: Hand Spun Cotton

late nineteenth century29" x 13", 73.75 cm x 33 cm This i... (more)

A Length of Deeply Toned Indigo Katazome: Ruffled Peonies

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 Indigo Dyed Cotton Katazome: Patterned Gourds with Leaves

A Length of Indigo Dyed Cotton Katazome: Patterned Gourds with Leaves

late nineteenth, early twentieth century35 1/4" x 13 3/4"... (more)

A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Chrysanthemums, Pine Needles and Cherry Blossoms

A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Chrysanthemums, Pine Needles and Cherry Blossoms

early twentieth century24" x 12 3/4", 61 cm x 32.5 cm Thi... (more)

A Length of High Contrast Large Scale Katazome Cotton: Roundels

A Length of High Contrast Large Scale Katazome Cotton: Roundels

early twentieth century38" x 12 1/2", 96.5 cm x 31.75 cm ... (more)

A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Paulownia and Arabesques

A Length of Katazome Dyed Cotton: Paulownia and Arabesques

late nineteenth, early twentieth century58 1/2" x 13 1/2"... (more)

A Length of Narumi Kongata: Multi Stenciled Dyeing

A Length of Narumi Kongata: Multi Stenciled Dyeing

late nineteenth, early twentieth century24" x 13 1/4", 61... (more)