Craft · No. 40
No. 40染色品
Tokyo Hand-painted Yuzen
東京手描友禅
tokyo tegaki yuzen · 東京都
Tokyo Hand-painted Yuzen is a refined silk-dyeing craft practiced in Tokyo, in which artisans hand-paint intricate designs directly onto fabric. It is distinguished by its elegant, restrained aesthetic rooted in the Edo spirit of "iki," setting it apart from the more vivid Kyoto Yuzen tradition.
- Origin
- 東京都
- Category
- 染色品
- Materials
- Silk · もち米 · 糠
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The Yuzen dyeing technique originated in Kyoto and gradually spread to Edo (present-day Tokyo) during the Edo period, carried by artisans who brought…
No. IIMaterials
No. IIITechniques
The production of Tokyo Hand-painted Yuzen involves a carefully sequenced series of stages: sketching, resist-paste application, dyeing, steaming, rin…
No. IVClimate
Tokyo's temperate four-season climate has long supported year-round workshop production. The region's moderate humidity plays a subtle but meaningful…
