page_title: Kasuri
hierarchical_section_title: Kasuri
caption_attribution_description: English: “Iyo-Kasuri” Iyo-kasuri, along with Kurume and Bingo-kasuri, is one of the three main kasuri in Japan. It has long been loved because of its simple style, the strength of its cotton, and its beautiful indigo color and elaborate patterns. 日本語: 伊予、久留米、備後は日本の三大絣と言われ、その中で「伊予絣」は素朴な風合い、木綿の丈夫さ、藍色の美しさ、丁寧に仕上げられた柄などが特徴的な織物です。 Deutsch: “Iyo-Kasuri” Es gibt drei berühmte Orte in Japan, die schöne gesprenkelte Baumwollstoffe herstellen – Iyo, Kurume und Bingo. Iyo-Kasuri ist wegen seiner schlichten aber sorgfältigen Webart und seiner kräftigen Baumwolle in schönem Indigoblau beliebt. 한국어: “이요 가스리 직물” 이요, 구루메, 비고는 일본은 3대 가스리 직물(물감이 살짝 스친 것 같은 부분을 규칙적으로 배치한 무늬. 또는 그런 무늬가 있는 직물) . 이요 가스리 직물은 소박한 감촉, 튼튼한 목면, 아름다운 남색 빛, 정성 들여 만든 무늬 등으로 사랑 받아 왔습니다. 中文: “伊予花纹织” 伊予、久留米、备后指日本的三大传统花纹织布。伊予花纹织以它朴素的风格、棉织布的结实度、深蓝色的优美、精细的花纹等博得了人们的喜爱。
context_page_description: Kasuri is the Japanese term for fabric that has been woven with fibers dyed specifically to create patterns and images in the fabric, typically referring to fabrics produced within Japan using this technique. It is a form of ikat dyeing, traditionally resulting in patterns characterized by their blurred or brushed appearance.
  The warp and weft threads are resist-dyed in specific patterns prior to dyeing, with sections of the warp and weft yarns tightly wrapped with thread to protect them from the dye. When woven together, the undyed areas interlace to form patterns, with many variations — including highly pictographic and multi-colored results — possible to achieve. Kasuri patterns may be applied to either the warp or the weft, or to both in order to create a resulting woven pattern, with the cloth classified using different names depending on the method used.
  Though commonly confused, the terms kasuri and meisen describe different techniques, and are not interchangeable; "meisen" literally translates as "common silk stuff", referring to its construction from waste- or otherwise-unusable silk threads, woven to create a hard-faced, hard-wearing silk fabric with a slight sheen.
context_section_description: Kasuri (絣) is the Japanese term for fabric that has been woven with fibers dyed specifically to create patterns and images in the fabric, typically referring to fabrics produced within Japan using this technique. It is a form of ikat dyeing, traditionally resulting in patterns characterized by their blurred or brushed appearance. 
  The warp and weft threads are resist-dyed in specific patterns prior to dyeing, with sections of the warp and weft yarns tightly wrapped with thread to protect them from the dye. When woven together, the undyed areas interlace to form patterns, with many variations — including highly pictographic and multi-colored results — possible to achieve. Kasuri patterns may be applied to either the warp or the weft, or to both in order to create a resulting woven pattern, with the cloth classified using different names depending on the method used.
  Though commonly confused, the terms kasuri and meisen describe different techniques, and are not interchangeable; "meisen" literally translates as "common silk stuff", referring to its construction from waste- or otherwise-unusable silk threads, woven to create a hard-faced, hard-wearing silk fabric with a slight sheen. Meisen fabrics are very commonly dyed using the kasuri technique, leading to confusion as to the exact definition between the two.
caption: Iyo-kasuri fabric, along with Kurume- and Bingo-kasuri, the three main varieties of kasuri in Japan
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