Dark blue - Kougaki

Japanese: 紺搔 - こうがき

Indigo dyeing business Konya This refers to the indigo dyeing method. It was mentioned early in the Genpei Seisuiki, which states that "his head was tied to a tree in front of the eastern execution gate, and there was a dyer called Kongoro." His name also appears in various artisan poetry contests that were held in the Middle Ages. According to the Muromachi period Shogeikata Daimono-fu, the dyeing fees of an indigo dyer were "120 mon for asaki (light yellow), 150 mon for hiyamon, 300 mon for niue (heavy) kachinmashiri, and 800 or 1 kan for maki," which seems to have been cheaper than other dyeing methods. Many indigo dyeing methods were established in cities, but in the Middle Ages, some were given land within manors, and played a certain role in the feudal lord's economy.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

藍染を業とする紺屋のこと。はやく《源平盛衰記》に〈彼首ハ東ノ獄門ノ前ノ樗木ニ係タリケルヲ，紺五郎ト云紺搔ノ有ケルガ〉とみえ，また中世に成立した各種の職人歌合にもその名がみえる。室町期の《諸芸方代物附》によると，紺屋の染代は〈あさき(浅黄色)は百二十文，ひやうもんは百五十文，二ゑ(重)物かちんましり三百文，まき八百，或は一貫〉とあって，他の染物よりは安価であったようだ。紺搔は都市において多く成立したが，中世には荘園内に給田を与えられるものもあり，領主経済の中において，一定の役割を果たしていた。

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