Blue flower paper

Japanese: 青花紙 - あおばながみ
Blue flower paper

The petals of the Commelinaceae flower are crushed, the blue juice is soaked into thin Japanese paper, and the paper is air-dried. It is also called indigo paper or kon paper. The blue pigment is anthocyanin, which dissolves easily when the paper is soaked in water. It is used to draw the preliminary designs for Yuzen-zome patterns, and the preliminary designs can be washed away with water. A specialty of Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Mino paper is mainly used.

[Machida Masayuki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ツユクサ科のオオボウシバナの花弁を砕いて、青色の汁を薄い和紙にしみ込ませ風干ししたもの。藍(あい)紙、紺紙ともよぶ。青色の色素はアントシアンで、この紙を水に浸すと簡単に色素が溶出する。友禅染の模様の下絵を描くのに使用され、下絵は水洗いにより洗い流すことができる。滋賀県草津市の特産でおもに美濃(みの)紙が用いられる。

[町田誠之]

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