Chinese weaving - Ayahatori

Japanese: 漢織 - あやはとり

〘Noun〙 ("Hatori" is a variation of "hataori") One of the Shinabe (Tomobe) clans of immigrants from the pre-Taika period. They are believed to have belonged to the Ayauji clan, and worked in weaving together with the Kurehatori ( Kurayasu ) . Ayaha. ※The Chronicles (720), January 14th year of the Yūryaku era (Maeda Honin) "Together with the envoys from the country of Wu, they led the talented handicraftsmen presented by Wu, Ayahatori ( Han weaver ) , Kurehatori (Kurayasu weaver) , and Ehime and Otohime (Kinunuhi) of the clothing and sewing craftsmen ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「はとり」は「はたおり」の変化した語) 大化前代の渡来人系の品部(しなべ・ともべ)の一つ。漢氏(あやうじ)に属していたとみられ、呉服(くれはとり)とともに機織りに従事した。あやは。※書紀（720）雄略一四年正月（前田本訓）「呉の国の使と共に、呉の献(たてまつ)れる手末(てひと)の才伎、漢織(アヤハトリ)、呉織(くれはとり)及び衣縫(きぬぬひ)の兄媛(えひめ)、弟媛(おとひめ)等を将(ゐ)て」

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