Cantonese Brocade

Japanese: 広東錦 - かんとんにしき
Cantonese Brocade

… In Japan, ikat weaving developed dramatically from the mid-Edo period onwards, especially from the late Edo period through the Meiji period. Among the relics, known are ikat weavings known as "Canton Nishiki" among the 7th-8th century Horyuji Temple and Shosoin trinkets. These are colorful silk warp ikats with wood grain patterns and human figures. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本で絣織が飛躍的に発達するのは江戸時代中期以降,とくに後期から明治にかけてである。遺品のうえでは7~8世紀の法隆寺や正倉院伝世の裂(きれ)のなかに〈広東錦(カントンにしき)〉と称される絣織の存在が知られている。これらは木目(もくめ)形や人物文をつらねた多彩な絹の経絣である。…

※「広東錦」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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