Leather dyeing - Kawazome

...In addition, there was a method of surimon, in which ink or pigment was applied to a woodblock with a carved design, a piece of fabric was placed on top of it, and the design was rubbed on. There was also a technique in leather dyeing that involved pasting paper cut into a design onto the leather and then dyeing the base, similar to the method later known as enbuta. There was also a method of kasane where the fabric was folded into several pieces, sandwiched between two pieces of wood, fastened, and the ends were dyed to create steps and sashes. As can be seen, the basic techniques of pattern dyeing were already in use during the Nara period, and the skills were highly advanced, with many of them having been learned from Tang techniques. ...

*Some of the terms that refer to "leather dyeing" are listed below.

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…このほか，文様を彫った版木に墨や顔料を塗り，その上へ裂を置いて，文様を摺りつけた摺文の方法もあった。また革染のなかには文様に切った紙を革の上に貼り付けて，地染をしたと思われる，後世俗に〈えんぶた〉といわれた方法と同様の技法もあり，纈の一法で，裂をいくつかに畳み，2枚の木の間に挟み，締め，その小端（こば）を染めて，段や襷（たすき）を染め出したものもみられる。以上のように奈良時代には文様染の基本的な技法がすでに行われ，その技術も高く，多くは唐の技法に学んだものであった。…

※「革染」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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