Brushed Nishiki

…It is a weaving technique that has been seen since ancient times, and in Western Asia, from the 4th to 5th centuries, this technique was used in dyed and woven textiles by the Coptic people of Upper Egypt, either as part of the textile or as the entire surface of a human motif. In China, among the textiles excavated from the Mawangdui Western Han tomb, there is one called "brushed brocade," which is also thought to be a type of wanaori. [Ogasawara Sae] …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…歴史的にも古くから見られる織物技法で，西アジアでは4～5世紀ころから，上エジプトのコプト人の染織品中にこの技法が織物の一部，あるいは人物文様などの全面に用いられている。また中国では馬王堆前漢墓出土の織物中に〈起毛錦〉と呼ばれるものがあり，これも輪奈織の一種と考えられる。【小笠原 小枝】。…

※「起毛錦」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。

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