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藍染 ジャパンブルー
藍染とは、たで科の植物である藍の葉を使用した、日本には飛鳥時代に伝わったとされている1000年以上も歴史のある手染めの方法です。藍染によって作られる独特な青色は藍色と呼ばれ日本を象徴する色です。海外では「Japan Blue(ジャパンブルー)」という名で知られています。藍染には多彩な青があります。染める回数により青の濃淡が変わり、数多くの青色を表現できます。
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京黒紋付染 深黒
京黒紋付染は深みがあり気品ある上質な黒色が特徴的です。979年から経済産業省指定伝統的工芸品に指定されている技術です。10世紀頃から1000年の歴史があり、お祝い事に着用する黒留袖や、葬儀の際に着用する喪服を黒く染める絹の染色技術で、主に京都府京都市で生産されています。
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Indigo dyeing
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Round T-shirt made in Japan, indigo dyed (shelf)
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Japanese round T-shirt indigo dyed (Nado tie dye gray)
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[Vintage] Czech Army Rug Indigo Dye (Indigo)
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[Vintage] Ainulup tie indigo dyed (brown)
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Baseball cap indigo dyed (indigo)
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Kyoto black crest dyeing
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Japanese-made round T-shirt with Kyoto black crest dyeing
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Cotton knit cap Kyoto black crest dyeing
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Baseball cap Kyoto black crest dyeing
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Kyoto black crest dyeing collection
Have you heard of the Kyoto black montsuki dyeing, which is used to dye the haori and hakama worn in traditional performing arts such as kabuki, noh, and sumo wrestling, as well as the black tomesode worn at weddings and other celebratory events? Kyoto black montsuki dyeing is a collective term for the dyeing technique of dyeing silk black and the technique of drawing family crests, and is characterized by a deep, elegant, high-quality black color.

What is indigo dyeing?
Indigo dyeing is a traditional Japanese hand-dyeing method that has been passed down since the Asuka period using indigo leaves, a plant belonging to the Polygonaceae family. The unique blue color created by indigo dyeing is called indigo and is a color that symbolizes Japan. It is also used as the emblem of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and is known overseas as "Japan Blue."

History of Ai Zome (English Article)
Ai Zome is a traditional Japanese hand-dyeing method using organic Persicaria tinctoria that is introduced to Japan from China in the early 1900's.
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