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 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 Rustic Katazome Dyed Cotton: Inky Indigo and Bold Pattern
early twentieth century28" x 13 1/2", 71 cm x 34 cm This ... (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 Katazome Cotton: Grapes and Vines
early twentieth century42" x 13", 106.5 cm x 33 cm This i... (more)