Craft · No. 20
No. 20織物
Omi Jofu
近江上布
omi jofu · 滋賀県
Omi Jofu is a fine linen textile produced in the Koto region of Shiga Prefecture, celebrated for its hand-spun ramie threads and intricate kasuri (ikat) patterns that create a distinctively cool, crisp hand feel prized for summer garments.
- Origin
- 滋賀県
- Category
- 織物
- Materials
- Hemp
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The origins of Omi Jofu stretch back to antiquity, when ramie cultivation and weaving were already established along the eastern shore of Lake Biwa. D…
No. IIMaterials
The primary material of Omi Jofu is ramie (Boehmeria nivea), a plant whose bast fibers have been prized for fine linen textiles throughout East Asia.…
No. IIITechniques
Omi Jofu is distinguished by the combination of hand-spinning (te-umi) and kasuri (ikat) patterning techniques. In te-umi, artisans split ramie bark i…
No. IVClimate
The Koto region of Shiga Prefecture benefits from abundant, clean water supplied by rivers draining into Lake Biwa — ideal for the bleaching process t…
