Aisakunin - Aisakunin

Japanese: 藍作人 - あいさくにん
Aisakunin - Aisakunin

…The harvested indigo leaves are finely chopped, dried, and then carefully beaten with a shackle to make indigo powder, and finally separated into leaves and stems. The indigo leaves produced by the indigo growers are then purchased by middlemen and sent to indigo masters. Indigo masters are indigo ball manufacturers who make dyes from indigo leaves into sukumo and indigo balls, and are also called ball masters. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "indigo farmers" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…収穫した〈葉藍〉は細刻して乾燥させ,〈藍粉成(あいこなし)〉といって連枷(からさお)で丹念に打ちほぐし,最後に葉と茎にわける。こうして〈藍作人〉の手になる葉藍は,次に仲買人により〈藍師〉のもとに買い集められる。藍師は葉藍から染料の〈蒅(すくも)〉〈藍玉〉をつくる藍玉製造業者で,〈玉師〉ともいう。…

※「藍作人」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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