Silk tsumugi - Kenchu

Japanese: 絹紬 - けんちゅう
Silk tsumugi - Kenchu

A thin plain-woven fabric made from tussah silk, also known as pongee. The thread is spun from wild cocoons harvested in the Shandong region of China, and compared to raw silk spun from domesticated silkworm cocoons, it has the disadvantages of being less lustrous and harder to bleach, but it is often used because it requires less labor as it can be raised outdoors and has a relatively high yield.

In Japan, tussah silk was originally imported from China, but now it is bred near Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, and is used only for tsumugi silk thread and weft thread for textiles. Traditionally, it was used for futon linings and heko obi belts, but nowadays, its simple style is preferred and it is used for summer clothing and kimono fabrics.

[Kadoyama Yukihiro]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

柞蚕糸(さくさんし)を使い、平織にした薄地の織物で、ポンジーpongeeともいう。中国の山東(さんとう)地方でとれる野生繭から引いた糸で、家蚕の繭から引いた生糸に比べて、光沢が少なく、また漂白がしにくいのが欠点であるが、屋外飼育で手数がかからず、比較的収量も多いので、よく使われた。

 日本では、もと中国から柞蚕糸を輸入していたが、いまは長野県松本市付近で飼育され、紬(つむぎ)糸にして織物の緯糸(よこいと)として使われるにすぎない。従来、ふとん裏地や兵児(へこ)帯に用いられたが、いまは素朴な味が好まれ、夏服地、着尺地に使われる。

[角山幸洋]

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