This refers to dyed fabric made in India on cotton fabric with patterns hand-drawn or woodblock printed. It seems to have been made from very ancient times, and according to documents it was exported to Rome during the Roman era and admired there. The oldest actual material available today is one from before the 15th century that was excavated in Fustat, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. In Japan, fabrics imported in the 17th and 18th centuries remain, highly valued as Kowatari chintz. The main production areas are the Coromandel region on the east coast facing the Bay of Bengal, and the central Deccan Plateau. Many of those in the northern region are folk-style fabrics made from rough, ripped cloth. [Yamabe Tomoyuki] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
インドでつくられる木綿地に手描きや木版プリントで模様を表した染め布をいう。非常に古い時代から行われたものらしく、文献によればローマ時代に輸出されて、かの地で賞美されたといわれる。今日もっとも古い実物資料としては、エジプトのカイロの郊外のフスタートから発掘された、15世紀以前のものがある。わが国には、17~18世紀に輸入されたものが古渡(こわたり)更紗として珍重されて残っている。主産地はベンガル湾に面した東海岸のコロマンデル地方、中部デカン高原など。北部地方のものには粗剛な裂地(きれじ)を用いた土俗的なものが多い。 [山辺知行] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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