Amber weaving

Japanese: 琥珀織 - こはくおり
Amber weaving

A type of silk fabric with vertical ridges. Thin, densely-woven neri silk threads are used for the warp threads, while thick, neri silk threads are used for the weft, creating a plain weave with ridges in the weft direction. Synthetic fabrics include mon-kohaku, which uses jacquard. Kohaku weave is divided into two types, thin kohaku and thick kohaku, depending on the thickness and density of the threads used in the weave. The thin ones are heavier than what is called taffeta, and are used for women's clothing and umbrella fabrics, while the thick ones are almost the same as the so-called Hakata-ori, and are used for obi and hakama fabrics.

In Japan, thick amber was first woven in Nishijin during the Tenna period (1681-1684) following Chinese techniques, and was domestically produced. What was once silk fabric has recently become more common, with synthetic fibers being used.

[Kadoyama Yukihiro]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

経畝(たてうね)にした絹織物の一種。経糸に細い練(ねり)絹糸を緻密(ちみつ)に使い、緯糸(よこいと)には太い練絹糸で平織に織り、緯方向に畝を出したもの。化繊のものには、ジャカードを使った紋琥珀もある。琥珀織は、組織に使われる糸の太さや密度の違いにより、薄琥珀と厚琥珀の2種類に分けられる。薄地のものは、タフタtaffetaとよんでいるものより重めのもので、婦人服地、傘地に使われ、厚地のものは、いわゆる博多織(はかたおり)とほぼ同じで、帯地、袴地(はかまじ)に用いられる。

 日本では、厚琥珀が天和(てんな)年間(1681~84)に中国の技法に倣い、西陣(にしじん)で初めて織られたといわれ、国産化された。また絹織物であったものが、最近では化合繊を使って織られることも多くなった。

[角山幸洋]

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