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Monthly Archives: May 2011
John’s Art-Pick of the Week: Focus on Dirt (J-025 Phoenix Tatewaku)
Focus on dirt? Yes, dirt! The garment you see below was dyed entirely with colors from the earth, including real gold. I love this photo. Helen Petrulio came to visit my studio one day and on an impulse she modeled … Continue reading
Posted in Garments by John Marshall, John's Art - Pick of the Week
Tagged 立涌, dirt, 顔料, ganryo, ganryou, Helen Petrulio, John Marshall, mineral, Phoenix Robe, soil, tatewaku, 泥染
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Textile of the Week: Imitation Bingata (手挿調琉球紅型) 201107
I prefer to think of the sample for this week as being an imitation bingata (紅型) silk rather than a fake, largely because of the quality. While it is not real bingata, and would not have the same sales value … Continue reading
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Tagged Akemi Nakano Cohn, おぼろbんがた, くさき, くさきぞめ, そめもの, びんがた, bingata .collect, 琉球紅型, 紅型, DVD, 草木, 草木染め, 西村英明, fabric, Japan, Japanese, John Marshall, katazome, kimono, kusaki, kusakizome, Kyoto Dyers Cooperative Association, kyouyuuzen, kyoyuzen, Minister of Economy, nassen, natural dye, natural dyes, nishijin, Nishimura Hideaki, oborobingata, paste, paste resist, pigment, plant dye, plant dyes, Ryukyu bingata, Ryuukyuu bingata, silk, sodium alginate, stencil, synthetics, textile, Trade and Industry, traditional Japanese, 型染め, 天然染料, 手挿調小紋, 捺染, 朧紅型, 染め物, 京都染色共同組合連合会, 京友禅
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Treasures from John’s Collection: Pigments
This is really and for truly Ryuukyuu bingata. While a simple and traditional motif of toy horses, this piece manages to capture the essence of true bingata in its surrealistic use of colors and shadings. This image was dyed using … Continue reading
Posted in Treasures from John's Collection
Tagged bashofu, bashoufu, bingatta, 琉球紅型, 琉球大学, 紅型, 隈取り, Iuchi Aijiro, John Marshall, kumadori, Ryukyu University, scroll, toy horse, 井内愛次郎
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Word of the Week – 型染め Katazome
The use of a wide range of terms in Japanese can be very confusing. There is the nit-picky, precise meaning of a word, and then there is the common usage. This confusion can be compounded by the fact any given … Continue reading
Posted in Word of the Week
Tagged John Marshall, kata, katazome, some, 型, 型染め, 捺染, 染め
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