Block Printed Panel

Navy with white design

Traditional Japanese block printing for textiles centers on Katazome, an ancient stencil and paste-resist dyeing method. Artisans apply a rice-paste mixture through carved paper stencils onto the fabric; once dried, the exposed fabric is dyed, leaving a crisp, un-dyed design where the paste blocked the pigment.

 

  • Title: Block Printed Panel

  • Date: 1989

  • Geography: Kyoto, Japan

  • Medium: Cotton

  • Dimensions: H. 28.25 in.  W. 18.25 in.

  • Provenance: Gift from Mariko Kude

  • Inventory Number:  JP.02