tjanting

Japanese: tjanting
tjanting

...The designs vary depending on the region in which they were made, and range from religious themes such as the god Krishna and other Hindu gods, the story of the Ramayana, and the goddess Mata, to large trees, birds and animals, people, and flowers and birds.
[Java Sarasa]
This is a patterned dyed fabric that is considered to be on a par with Indian chintz, and hand-painted fabrics are characterized by being placed in wax using a special tool called tjanting. The dye used in the earliest days was only indigo on a white background, but after the 17th century, Soga dye was added, and the most typical indigo and brown tones of Javanese chintz were created.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tjanting" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…模様はクリシュナ神をはじめヒンドゥー教の神々や,《ラーマーヤナ》物語,マタ女神などを主題にした宗教的なものから,大柄な立木,鳥獣,人物,花鳥を描いたものなど,製作された地域によりそれぞれの特色がある。
[ジャワ更紗]
 インド更紗と並び称される模様染布で,手描きのものはチャンチンtjantingという特殊な工具をつかって蠟置きするのを特色とする。染料はごく初期のものは白地に藍のみであったが,17世紀以降にソガ染料が加わり,ジャワ更紗の最も典型的な藍と茶褐色の色調がつくられた。…

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