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 Kumanozome: Distinctive Moire Patterned Cotton

late nineteenth century63 3/4" x 13", 164.5 cm x 33 cmThi... (more)

A Length of Boldly Graphic Katazome: Stylized Pine Bark Pattern

late nineteenth, early twentieth century35" x 13", 89 cm ... (more)

A Length of Resist Dyed Anchor Images: Desirable Motif

early twentieth century66" x 13", 167.5 cm x 33 cm This i... (more)

A Length of Mottled Katazome Dyed Cotton: Cranes and Tortoises

late nineteenth century40" x 13 1/2", 101.5 cm x 34 cm Th... (more)