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Dye poured through stencilled paste so it soaks clean through - the cloth comes out identical on both faces.
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Chusen is one of Japan's dyeing techniques for patterning cloth, used mainly for tenugui hand towels. Paste is applied through a stencil to the parts of the cloth that are not to be dyed, and after drying, an embankment is made around the parts to be dyed, and dye is poured inside the embankment to dye the cloth. Many colours can be used at once. Because the dye passes through to the underside of the cloth, it dyes through to the core of the cloth, and the pattern is said to be vivid on both sides and resistant to fading. Established in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, in the early Edo period, it is still widely used today in traditional industries (traditional crafts) such as tenugui and yukata.
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Founded / opened：1900s Highlights / collection：Applying paste and pouring dye, Tenugui dyed identically on both sides Genre：Textiles and dyeing
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