Kaga Silk

Japanese: 加賀絹 - かがぎぬ

〘Noun〙 (also "kagakinu") Silk fabric produced in the Kaga region (southern Ishikawa Prefecture). It began in the Bunmei era ( 1469-87 ) and developed with the encouragement of Maeda Toshitsune. Throughout the Edo period, habutae (feathered silk) and tsumugi (pongee) were woven thanks to the proactive policies of the domain. Kaga. *Teikin Orai (around 1394-1428) "In addition to this, Kaga silk is of the highest quality, Tango." *Hyōbanki・Shikido Daikyō (1678) 3 "The lower belt can be made of either habutae or Kaga silk (kakakinu) ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「かがきぬ」とも) 加賀（石川県南部）地方で産出される絹織物。文明年間（一四六九‐八七）に起こり、前田利常の奨励で発展した。江戸時代を通じて藩の積極的な政策によって羽二重(はぶたえ)、紬(つむぎ)などを織った。加賀。※庭訓往来（1394‐1428頃）「此外加賀絹、丹後精好」※評判記・色道大鏡（1678）三「下帯は、はぶたへにても加賀絹(カカキヌ)にても」

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