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Nishijin (西陣) is a district in Kyoto spanning from Kamigyō ward to Kita ward. Though it is well known as a district, there is no administrative area called "Nishijin". [ 1 ] Nishijin is notable for its textile production, and is the birthplace of nishijin-ori , a high-quality, well-known silk brocade fabric, woven with colourful silk yarn ...
Nishijin-ori fukuro obi showing a woven scene with aristocrats Detail of Nō robe from Nishijin, silk with gilded paper, Edo period. Nishijin-ori (西陣織, lit. ' Nishijin fabric ') is a traditional textile produced in the Nishijin (西陣) district of Kamigyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan.
The technique nishijin-ori, traditionally produced in the Nishijin area of Kyoto, is intricately woven and can have a three dimensional effect, costing up to 1 million yen. [5] [6] [7] The Kimono Institute was founded by Kazuko Hattori in the 20th century and teaches how to tie an obi and wear it properly. [8] [9] [10] [11]
A sumptuous cover made of Nishijin brocade was put on the book in the Edo period. The NDL houses the former Imperial Library's collection of Japanese language materials from the Edo period (1603–1867) and earlier periods.
Nishijin-ori, fabric traditionally woven in the Nishijin district of Kyoto Saga Nishiki , a brocade from Saga with a treated-paper warp Yūki-tsumugi , a kasuri -dyed slub silk from Yūki, Ibaraki
Nishijin-ori (西陣織), silk brocade using flosting yarns and gilt paper from the Nishijin district of Kyoto; Yūki-tsumugi (結城紬), a variety of tsumugi from Yūki, Ibaraki prefecture; Kumejima-tsumugi (久米島紬), a variety of tsumugi from Kumejima, Okinawa; Kagayūzen (加賀友禅), a dyeing techniwue from Kaga, Ishikawa prefecture
The Baduanjin qigong (八段錦) is one of the most common forms of Chinese qigong used as exercise. [1] Variously translated as Eight Pieces of Brocade, Eight-Section Brocade, Eight Silken Movements or Eight Silk Weaving, the name of the form generally refers to how the eight individual movements of the form characterize and impart a silken quality (like that of a piece of brocade) to the ...
Nishiki-e (錦絵, "brocade picture") is a type of Japanese multi-coloured woodblock printing; the technique is used primarily in ukiyo-e. It was invented in the 1760s, and perfected and popularized by the printmaker Suzuki Harunobu , who produced many nishiki-e prints between 1765 and his death five years later.