Well established store selling only dyed goods.”Matsuya Dyed Goods Store” in Koyamachi town, Yonego city is such a well known name that when local people hear ”Koya”, they say ”Matsuda”. This is because the store has continued business uninterrupted for more than 300 years since the Edo period, and is currently led by the 12th generation. The name of the town is pronounced either ”Koya” or ”Konya”, also being synonymous with dyed goods. |
Handmade flags for fishing boats”Matsuda Dyed Goods Store” started as a ”koya” for ”ai-zome” at the end of the Edo era, and began ”tsutsugaki” from the beginning of the Meiji era. ”Ai-zome” uses ”sukumo dama”, which is a ball made from dried knotweed leaves. The fermentation is adjusted to dye the cloths various colors of indigo. ”Tsutsugaki” is the process of placing glue made from glutinous rice flour using a tanned paper cylinder for the outline of the patterns on the cloth. The glue prevents the dye from adhering to the cloth. |
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- Matsuda Dyed Goods Store
- 47 Koyamachi, Yonego, Tottori Prefecture
- URL http://some.d.dooo.jp/