Miyazaki Yūzen
Miyazaki Yūzen (宮崎 友禅斎) (1654 – July 25, 1736) , also known as Miyazaki Yūzensai or Yūzenzai, was a Japanese fan painter who perfected the yūzen fabric dying technique.
Biography[]
Miyazaki was born in Kyoto in 1654.[1] He was originally a fan painter, but is also known for his work with kosode.[2] Miyazaki painted his most popular fan designs on kimono, and they were wildly popular.[3] He used rice paste to resist-dye the cloth in a method that he named yūzen-zome.[1] It later became known as simply yūzen. This technique made it easier for Miyazaki to paint his designs directly on the kimono, making them more expressive.[4]
His designs were so popular that they were published as a book called the Yuzen-hiinagata in 1688.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Miyazaki Yūzen | Japanese painter". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ "5 Things You Should Know About Yuzen Kimono". Japan Objects. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Röpke, Ian Martin (1999). Historical Dictionary of Osaka and Kyoto. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810836228.
- ^ "Miyazaki Yuzensai". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
- ^ Fukatsu-Fukuoka, Yuko (2004-01-01). "The Evolution of Yuzen-dyeing Techniques and Designs after the Meiji Restoration". Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings.
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- 1654 births
- 1736 deaths
- Japanese textile artists