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Five dots and four, read as a pun meaning 'for ever and ever' - the pattern a woman wove into a sash for the man she chose.
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Yaeyama Minsa is a type of Minsa weaving. It originated on Taketomi Island in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture and is characterized by a kasuri pattern made of five squares and four squares on an indigo ground. It is used mainly as an obi. The word minsa comes from "a narrow (sa) obi woven of cotton (min)." The exact time is not known, but it is said to be about 400 years ago, when cotton cultivation began in Yaeyama.
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Founded / opened：17th century Highlights / collection：Five and four kasuri, Meaning forever and ever Genre：Textiles and dyeing
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