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Indigo plantations also thrived in the Virgin Islands. However, France and Germany outlawed imported indigo in the 16th century to protect the local woad dye industry. In central Europe, indigo resist dyeing is a centuries-old skill that has received UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity recognition. [13]
Aizome may refer to: Aizome (藍染め), the Japanese word for indigo dye; A single by savage Genius, a Japanese band This page was last edited on 27 ...
Awa shō-aizome-hō: Okamoto Cloth Weaving Workshop (岡本織布工場) Hand-made Washi Production Technique 手漉和紙製造の技法 tesuki washi seizō no gihō: Fujimori Minoru (藤森実) Awa Indigo Natural Fermentation with Lye 阿波藍による灰汁自然発酵建による藍染 Awa ai ni yoru aku shizen hakkō date ni yoru aizome
Dyeing with true indigo (本藍染, hon aizome) [46] Individual (Yoshio Mori, b. 1941) 1996: Woodwork restoration (木工品修理, mokkohin shūri) [47] Individual (Hiroshi Sakurai, b. 1950) 1997: Gathering Japanese cypress bark (檜皮採取, hiwada saishiki) [48] Individual (Yutaka Ono, b. 1934) 1999
During the Edo and Meiji eras, Wakimachi prospered as an important distribution center of indigo dye (藍染め, aizome). The aizome season lasts from April to July and again from September to October.
Tokushima Prefecture was also a place where aizome (Japanese indigo dyeing) thrived, which used sand in its process, and the sand that could be mined from Tsuda bay was the most suitable for aizome. This leads to the theory that the tanuki war was based on a battle for these sands between the two sides of the Katsuura River. [ 23 ]
The usage of indigo dyestuff (ai) and indigo dyeing techniques (aizome) was common, [5] with indigo dyes often being the only dyestuff available to use by the peasant classes. Indigo dye would often be grown and processed by the peasant classes themselves, being generally easy to grow, and also added a layer of protection to garments due to its ...
The duo Aa (vocals and lyricist) and Takumi (composer/arranger, producer) started as a songwriting group in the live music scene in Kobe.They debuted in the 2001 AXIA Artist Audition, and signed with Warner Music Japan, cutting two singles.