#yuuzen

Adorable sansai-iwaigi (kimono worn for shichigosan celebrations) depicting musicians bunnies among auspicious motifs, handpainted by yuuzen artist Mizuno Kana for her niece

some drawings my bf made of enfys and yuuzen!

Dazai, Nathaniel, Gin, Akutagawa, Yuuzen

Tried out Yuuzen dyeing yesterday! It was so so fun 😭💕 友禅染め体験してみた。楽しすぎー😭 ありがとう❤️ 田邊けいこう先生 ・ ・ ・ #yuuzen #handcraft #dyeing #silkdyeing #handpainting #plumblossom #sensei #art #tradition #taiken #tokyo #japan #kimono #友禅 #友禅染 #体験 #絹 #アート #先生 #着物 #染め #梅 #花 #東京

Normally, this part of a haneri is left patternless. On their webshop, those products are nicknamed [chirari], a term meaning “a fleeting glimpse of something”, here hinting at the fact that in Japan the nape is seen as quite sensuous (like a décolleté in the West), so putting a pattern there draw the eyes.

First one entitled “Spring fragrance” depicts sakura tree in full bloom beneath a suggested temple roof. Second one is “plum-viewing carps” showing koi in a pond seeming to admire yariume/“spear plums” (or tachibai/“rising plums”)

Amazing yuuzen dyed work for this houmongi by Taiyoukyo, with a bamboo in haze pattern, where each segment has intricate classical motifs (cherry blossoms and oxcart, morning glory, butterflies, love letters, paulownia, etc).

Fantastic yatagarasu (three legged crow) kimono, by yuuzen master や万本遊幾 and modelled by kanzashi artist Sakae