Kimono with Design in Yuzen Dyeing "Roller Coaster"
Year.2023Naoko Toyama
1976 -- Textiles
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Price Range
$6,000 - 9,000
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close - Awards at Japan Kōgei Assoc. Exhibitions : 6
Description
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CategoryTextiles
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Year presented2023
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RarityUnique
Techniques Used
Yūzen dyeing
Yūzen dyeing (yūzenzome) is one of Japan’s best-known traditional dyeing processes. It involves drawing designs on white fabric with a paste resist before dyeing the fabric. First, the fabric is cut into the shape of a kimono and an outline of the design is drawn onto the cloth using the blue dye of the Asiatic dayflower (aobana), which can later be washed away without leaving a trace. A paste resist is then applied over the lines of the outline, creating masked-off areas that prevent the colors from mixing, and the design is dyed. Finally, the paste resist is washed away, leaving behind fine white lines of undyed fabric where the resist was applied. This style of yūzen is known as itome yūzen (“line yūzen”). Resists may also be applied broadly across the fabric to create designs without white lines. This style of yūzen is known as sekidashi yūzen.
Awards received
- The 54th Tōkai Traditional Kōgei Exhibition (2023)
- Aichi Prefecture Governor Award
Comment on Award
Two years ago, I tried making a kimono using a roller coaster for the design, but it didn't go well. I tried to work on this theme again and went to an amusement park.
It was a little cloudy that day, and as I was scared, I didn't ride a roller coaster, but I did see the amazing structure right in front of me. I was overwhelmed by its size. Rather than the roller coaster cars that sped by with the screams of people on it, I was more attracted to the white framework, and I came up with this design.
As soon as I got home, I measured everything to detail and drew the design. I thought I would try to make it into a form of a kimono and was able to make this. I was unable to think of any good names and the title of this kimono turned out to be an unexciting one. I will try to think of a better title until next time.
(from the Japan Kōgei Association Tōkai Branch newsletter)
