Nambu Kodai Katazome that has continued since feudal periodThe history of ”Nambu Kodai Katazome” in Iwate goes back to around 1620. It started when the chief of Morioka at that time invited Ebisuya Zaemon (Ono Family) as his main dye artist. He filled the ”Kamishimo” (top), ”Hakama” (pants) and ”Kosode” (kimono) with cranes which was the family crest of the Nambu Clan, and carved other various patterns. |
”Stencil” that has been passed on to the Ono FamilyThere are many old stencils in Ono Sensaisho that have a long history. There are stencils that exist from 300 years ago which means they were from the 1700s. They showed us several of those stencils. |
Clean water that produces infinite colorsIn Kyoto, carving and dyeing is separate work, but with Nambu Kodai Katazome the whole process is done as one. So Ono does everything from preparing the stencil and putting the glue, to dyeing and washing in water. As Ono told us, ”The color is infinite”, you can dye with various colors. But the basic color for dyeing is indigo. |
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- Ebisuya Ono Sensaisho
- 10-16 Zaimokucho, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture
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