Kimono-Shaped Coverlet (Yogi) with Lobster and Crest, 紺木綿地海老模様夜着, Meiji period (1868–1912), mid-19th century, Japan, Plain-weave cotton, resist-dyed and painted with dyes and pigments (tsutsugaki), Overall: 67 x 58 1/4 in. (170.2 x 148 cm), Textiles-Costumes, Tsutsugaki, or “tube drawing,” is a freehand method of resist dyeing. For this technique, the artist first draws directly onto the cotton fabric by squeezing rice paste from a tube (tsutsu), similar to a pastry bag, and then dips the textile into indigo dye
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Kimono-Shaped Coverlet, Yogi, Lobster, Crest, 紺木綿地海老模様夜着, Meiji period, 1868–1912, mid-19th century, Japan, Plain-weave cotton, resist-dyed, painted, dyes, pigments, tsutsugaki, Overall, 67 x 58 1/4, 170.2 148 cm, Textiles-Costumes, Tsutsugaki, tube drawing, freehand method, resist dyeing, technique, artist first draws, directly, cotton fabric, squeezing rice, paste, tube, tsutsu, pastry bag, dips, textile, indigo dye
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