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Kasuri farmers once wove for themselves; the craft died out and has been brought back.
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Sakushu Kasuri is kasuri that has been made in Tomata District and Kume District of Mimasaka Province (around Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture). In the Tsuyama region of Sakushu (Mimasaka Province), centered on Shitorimura, Kume District (now Kuwakami and Kuwashimo, Tsuyama), Nishigori (now Misaki, Kume District), Kuwahara, Kamocho, Tomata District (now Kuwahara, Kamocho, Tsuyama) and Ayabe, Tsuyama, high-grade silk fabric had long been woven, but cotton cultivation began in the early 17th century and the two came to be woven in parallel.
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Indigo-dyed e-gasuri, Weaving that began as farmhouse home production Genre：Textiles and dyeing
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