Yumigahama Kasuri - Yumigahama Kasuri

Japanese: 弓ヶ浜絣 - ゆみがはまがすり

Cotton kasuri fabric woven in the area around Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture. Designated as a traditional craft, it is also called Hama-kasuri. The designs are simple, with many illustrated kasuri featuring landscapes, flowers and birds, and auspicious patterns. During the Enpo era (1673-81), Komuro Shinbei brought back cotton seeds from Bitchu (present-day Tamashima, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture) and began cotton cultivation, and production began during the Horeki era (1751-64) when kasuri techniques were introduced from Bingo. Hand-spun Hakushu cotton thread, which has been improved to suit sandy soil, is hand-tied into kasuri, dyed with indigo, and woven on a takahata loom. The fabric has a soft texture and is used for bedding, zabuton cushions, and kimono fabric.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鳥取県米子市付近一帯で織られる綿絣織物。伝統的工芸品指定品で浜絣ともいう。意匠は素朴で山水，花鳥，吉祥柄の絵絣が多い。延宝年間(1673‐81)に備中(現在の岡山県倉敷市玉島)から小室新兵衛が綿種を持ち帰り，綿花栽培を始め，宝暦年間(1751‐64)に備後から絣技術が導入されて生産が始まった。砂地に適するように改良した伯州綿の手紡ぎ糸を手でくくった絣を藍染にし，高機（たかはた）で織る。風合いが柔らかく夜具地，ざぶとん地，着尺用にする。

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