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Komon, Chugata, and Yuzen Paper Stencils
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- IK101
Photo No：5481-28035
Color type：Monochrome
| Title | Komon, Chugata, and Yuzen Paper Stencils |
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| Category | Textiles (I), Textilies |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 19th～20th |
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To do stencil yûzen dyeing (J., kata yûzen), one first mixes chemical dyes with rice paste to make colored paste, then using stencil paper one applies the colored paste onto the fabric. Because in the process of steaming the cloth, the color is transferred to the cloth, this is also called "transfer yûzen" (utsushi yûzen). The use of stencils made possible mass production, and people who previously had not been able to afford them, now could purchase yûzen-dyed kimono. These quickly became popular for their characteristic vivid colors not achievable with natural dyes and for their fashionable Western-style designs popular in the Meiji (1868-1912) to Taishô (1912-1926) periods.
Japan-Edo