Red striped upper cloth - Akashimajofu

…Among them, Miyako Jofu from Miyako Island is a high-quality product that is intricately detailed and mainly uses indigo-dyed kasuri (kasuri), and is characterized by the ikat technique of weaving and tying. Yaeyama Jofu, also known as Akajima Jofu, is mainly produced on Ishigaki Island, and is often dyed with kur (red dew) from the local Dioscorea japonica family, or indigo-dyed stripes and ikat. The technique used is the suri-komi ikat method. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Akajima Jofu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…なかでも宮古島産の宮古上布は細密で，藍染絣（かすり）が主流の高級品で織締めと括り（くくり）の絣技法が特徴である。八重山上布は赤縞上布とも呼び石垣島中心につくられ，現地産のヤマノイモ科のクール(紅露（こうろ）)染や藍染の縞，絣が多い。技法は摺込み絣法が使われる。…

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