{"product_id":"a-length-of-narumi-kongata-specialized-katazome-dyeing","title":"A Length of Narumi Kongata: Specialized Katazome Dyeing","description":"\u003cp\u003elate nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e32\" x 13 3\/4\", 81.5 cm x 35 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarumi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekongata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a multi-stenciled type of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/katazome\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edyeing: the many stencils used in this process are in the service of making soft edges and contours to images as well as for evoking a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/collections\/shibori\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eshibori\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etype of effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular length of Narumi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekongata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis unusual for being thickly woven cotton cloth that is hand made of hand spun yarns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe deep toned images are esoteric: we seem figures from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.zusetsu.com\/post\/kyoto-and-a-tradition-of-fragrance\"\u003ean incense naming game\u003c\/a\u003e, scrolls of knowledge and stars arranged in a way that suggests a pattern of hexagons, a reference to tortoiseshell that conveys a wish for long life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe images are a bit blurred since the base cloth is so thickly woven, and the deep tone of indigo is very attractive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46190256881850,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/ThickWeave53a.jpg?v=1784921681","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-length-of-narumi-kongata-specialized-katazome-dyeing","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}