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Kasuri patterns dyed by clamping threads between carved boards - an Amami technique reworked near Tokyo.
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Murayama Oshima tsumugi is the brand name of tsumugi traditionally produced around Musashimurayama, Tokyo: silk cloth in which silk thread spun from double cocoons is dyed with plate resist and woven into kasuri patterns, and the kimono made from it.
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Founded / opened：1900s Highlights / collection：Itajime dyeing, Kasuri pattern matching Genre：Textiles and dyeing
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