Tsutsugaki
Tsutsugaki literally means 'tube drawing' as this resist dye method is a freehand style. An artisan draws directly onto taut cloth by squeezing rice paste from a paper cone, a tool not dissimilar from a Western pastry bag. Once the rice paste drawing is rendered onto cloth, a soy-based sizing is applied allover the textile to set the drawing. The prepared cloth is then dipped into a vat of indigo dye any number of times until the desired tonal qualities of indigo are archeived. Often a tsutsugaki textile shows some hand applied colored details, usually grey or red, which are painted on the cloth after the resist dyeing is complete.
A Tsutsugaki Dyed Futon Cover: Stylized Ivy in Indigo
early twentieth century56 1/2" x 41", 143.5 cm x 104 cm T... (more)
A Recombined Tsutsugaki Yogi: Amazingly Skilled Design
late nineteenth century66" x 31 1/4", 67.5 cm x 79.25 cm ... (more)
A Large Tsutsugaki Dyed Fragment: Phoenix, Tortoise, Family Crest
late nineteenth, early twentieth century55" x 37", 140 cm... (more)
A Resist Dyed Cotton Noren: Crossed Feathers and Origami Cranes
early to mid twentieth century57 1/4" x 38 1/2", 145.5 cm... (more)
A Resist Dyed Three Panel Noren: Green Persimmon Tannin Dye
early twentieth century50 1/2" x 39", 128 cm x 99 cm This... (more)
A Resist Dyed Indigo Cotton Hanten: Well-Sized Uniform Jacket
early twentieth centuryshoulder to hem x sleeve tip to sl... (more)
A Length of Resist Dyed Cotton: Over Dyed Indigo
early to mid twentieth century61" x 13 3/4", 155 cm x 35 ... (more)
A Length of Resist Dyed Cotton: Trailing Vines
early to mid twentieth century47" x 19", 119.5 cm x 48.25... (more)