Scale foil - Urokohaku

Japanese: 鱗箔 - うろこはく
Scale foil - Urokohaku

…The color of the fabric changes depending on the age and the pattern. Particularly famous is the uroko gold leaf, which is made of overlapping triangles and is generally worn by demon women. Since the mid-Edo period, embroidered uroko gold leaf has often been produced, with a uroko gold leaf pattern on the base and an embroidered pattern on top. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "scale foil" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…老若によって生地の色が変化し,文様も異なる。特に著名なのは,一般に鬼女の役に着用する三角形を互(ぐ)の目に重ねた鱗(うろこ)箔である。江戸時代中期以来,摺箔文様を地として,繡(ぬい)文様を上文様とした繡入り摺箔がしばしば製作された。…

※「鱗箔」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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