Sumi-e
- Emphasis is placed on the beauty of each individual stroke of the brush
- “writing a painting” and “painting a poem.”
Content
Origin
Yuzen
- Invented in 17th century, Kyoto. Often referred to as Kyo Yuzen
- A paste resist(nori) dyeing technique
- the term yuzen was derived from the name of a popular fan designer in Kyoto, named Miyazaki Yuzen.
- Origin
- History
- Concept - main theme
- Sumi-e
- Yuzen dyeing techniques
- Katazome
- Shibori
- Paint
- Silk originated from India and China
- Both Japan and China began using silk for artistic means roughly at the same time - 8th century CE.
Kata-yuzen and Tegaki-yuzen
- Tegaki-yuzen (hand painting ): a pattern is outlined by resist paint and shaded with color; background painted with hiki-zome (application of dye by brush)
- Kata-yuzen (stencil dyeing):synthetic dyes could be mixed with the starch paste that had formerly been used only for resisting dyes on the fabric.
- Background dyed with the paste (shigoki)
- Invented by Hirose Jisuke
Main themes
- Early paintings - historical events or heroes.
- Nature: birds, flowers, wildlife, mountains, trees and bamboo.
- Mostly used for kimono designs
History
- Early Japanese silk paintings were done with black ink or paint, and were generally monochromatic.
- From 14th century color is applied opening the gates for the inventions of various painting techniques, other than sumi-e
Katazome
- Stencil dyeing technique
- Rice paste is pressed through the elaborately cut, heavy, oiled stencils onto the fabric; then after drying, the fabrics are immersed in the dye pots.
Paint
- At first only five basic colors were used: indigo,crimson, chrome yellow, dark green, and royal purple.
- The pigments were derived from plants and minerals.
Kanoko shibori
- Binding sections of cloth and securing with thread to achieve the desired pattern
Miura shibori
- A hook and needle is used to pluck sections of cloth and a thread is looped around each section twice.
Shibori
Arashi shibori
- The cloth is wrapped on a diagonal around a pole, tightly bound by wrapping thread up and down the pole, and scrunched.
- "Arashi" is the Japanese word for storm.
Kumo shibori
- First known fabric dyed using shibori - 8th century
- Tie-dye technique
- There are six major known Shibori techniques: Kanoko, Miura, Kumo, Nui, Arashi and Itajime.
Tsujigahana
Itajime shibori
- shaped-resist technique.
- Traditionally, the cloth is sandwiched between two pieces of wood, which are held in place with string.
Nui shibori
- a stitching technique that involves simply stitching the cloth and pulling the threads tight to gather the fabric.
Japanese silk painting techniques
Bibliography
- http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1474&context=tsaconf
- http://www.marlamallett.com/k_design.htm
- http://kiteastman.com/what-is-katazome-new/
- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/12.134.10
- http://www.sumiesociety.org/whatissumie.php
- http://www.miyakomesse.jp/fureaika/about_eng.php
- http://www.thekubotacollection.com/en/collection-highlights/itchiku-kubota-art-museum-japan