Kanto

Japanese: 漢東 - かんとう
Kanto

...Striped and checkered fabrics imported from the Muromachi to Edo periods. Also written as Canton, Hanto, Hanto, and Handan. Most of them are striped silk fabrics that are thought to have been produced in the southern part of China, but some of the fabrics known as famous Kando are also made of striped cotton from Southeast Asia.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Handong" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…室町から江戸時代にかけて舶載された縞,格子の織物。広東,漢東,漢島,邯鄲とも書く。その多くは中国の南部地方より産出されたと思われる絹の縞織物であるが,名物間道と称されるもののうちには東南アジアの木綿縞なども若干含まれている。…

※「漢東」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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