Craft · No. 15
No. 15織物
Hon-Shiozawa
本塩沢
hon shiozawa · 新潟県
Hon-Shiozawa is a premium silk textile produced in the Shiozawa region of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Renowned for its crisp, cool drape and finely patterned kasuri (ikat) designs, it is prized as a sophisticated summer kimono fabric.
- Origin
- 新潟県
- Category
- 織物
- Materials
- Silk
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The Shiozawa region of Niigata has long been celebrated for its textile traditions, rooted in the production of Echigo-jofu linen. Over time, silk wea…
No. IIMaterials
Hon-Shiozawa is woven from silk, with highly twisted "strong-twist yarn" (jōnen-shi) used for the weft threads. When the finished cloth undergoes scou…
No. IIITechniques
Production begins with preparing the kasuri (ikat) threads: specific sections of the warp or weft silk are hand-tied (te-kukuri kasuri), dyed, then un…
No. IVClimate
The Uonuma district, including Shiozawa, is one of Japan's heaviest snowfall zones. The high winter humidity and abundant snowmelt water have historic…
