Okushima (textiles) - Okujima

Japanese: 奥島(織物) - おくじま
Okushima (textiles) - Okujima

...The "tang" in "tozan" refers to imported goods, and in contrast to the Japanese "zan-dome" stripes that began to be imitated in Japan in the late Edo period, imported items came to be called tozan-dome. Another name for tozan is "Okushima," and the "Moritsada Manko" states that this name was derived from the fact that the Shogun used tozan for hakama fabric and also used it in the Ooku. Its distinctive feature is that it is woven using two extremely thin flat cotton threads in both the warp and weft directions, giving it a very dense, smooth texture and a glossy finish....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okushima (textiles)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…唐桟の唐は唐物つまり舶来品をさし,江戸後期に日本で模倣されはじめた和物の桟留縞に対し,特に舶来のものを唐桟留と称するようになった。また唐桟の異名に〈奥島〉があるが,《守貞漫稿》には,将軍が唐桟を袴地とし,大奥でも用いたことからでた名称であると記してある。その特色はきわめて細い綿の平糸を経緯(たてよこ)とも2本引き揃えにして用い,平織にしたもので,地合いが非常に密で平滑であり,光沢がある。…

※「奥島(織物)」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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