Abe Jubei

...Awa Shijira is said to have been created by Uma Hana of Ataka Village (now Tokushima City) at the end of the Edo period, inspired by the wrinkles that form when the fabric is wet from rain, and through repeated improvements and ingenuity. The fabric Hana developed was sold by Abe Jyubei, a heavy fabric wholesaler, under the name "Tatae Stripes." Sales were better than expected, and in 1869 (Meiji 2), Jyubei named it "Awa Shijira," and further improved the weaving technique, establishing the base fabric we know today. ...

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…阿波しじらは江戸時代末に安宅村(現，徳島市内)の海部ハナが雨に濡れてできた縮みじわからヒントを得て，くふう，改良を重ねて作りだしたと伝える。ハナの開発したこの織物は太物（ふともの）問屋安部重兵衛によって，〈タタエ縞〉と名づけられて販売された。予想以上の売行きを示し，1869年(明治2)重兵衛はこれを〈阿波しじら〉と命名，さらに織布技術の改良を重ね，今日の素地を確立したという。…

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