Ryukyu textiles - Ryukyu textiles

Japanese: 琉球織物 - りゅうきゅうおりもの

Weaving has been popular in Okinawa since the Ryukyu Dynasty, and has developed by absorbing elements from Japan, the South, China, and Korea. In particular, Kasuri has become so well-established that it can be said to be the best in the world, and the region has developed its own unique weaving culture by inventing and utilizing all of the materials and pigments that grow naturally or are cultivated in the region, and by creating its own unique techniques. Materials used include banana, choma (ramie), cotton, silk, pongee, and agave (which is no longer woven, but is said to be the material for paulownia boards (tonbyan)).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

沖縄では琉球王朝時代から織物は盛んで，それらは日本，南方，中国，朝鮮のものを吸収し，発展をとげてきた。とくに絣は世界一ともいえるほどに大成し，地域に自生したり，栽培したりした素材と色素をすべて工夫･利用し，独自の技法をあみ出して特異の織物文化を築いてきた。素材としてはバショウ，チョマ(苧麻)，木綿，絹および紬，リュウゼツラン(今は織られていないが桐板（とんびやん）の材料といわれる)などが用いられる。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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