Urasoe type - Urasoe type

... The stencils are made by applying persimmon tannin to hosho paper, which absorbs water well and is easy to carve. There are two types of stencils: the Urasoe stencils, carved in the Urasoe area north of Shuri, and the Karakami stencils, handed down by the Chinen family of Shuri. The dyeing method involves stretching cloth over a long board, placing the stencil on top, applying a dye-resistant paste (rice flour and rice bran mixed with an appropriate amount of lime and salt), and then applying the dye with a brush. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Urasoe type" is listed below.

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…　奉書に柿渋を引いて型紙を作るが，水の吸収がよく彫りやすい。型紙は首里北方の浦添地区で彫られる浦添（うらしい）型と首里の知念家に伝えられる唐紙型がある。染法は長板に布をはり，型紙をあてて防染のり(糊)(もち粉とぬかに石灰と塩を適量まぜる)を引き，染料を筆で塗り込んでいく。…

※「浦添型」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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