the city of KYOTO is the birthplace of many traditional arts and crafts. they include the NISHIJIN-ORI woven textiles that are wildly used in the productions of KIMONO and OBI sashes.NISHIJIN-ORI is designated as one of Japan's Traditional Crafts. It employs a variety of different weaving styles. This KIMONO fabric was woven in the style known as KARA-OIR which means Chinese weaving.
the technique originated in China, but was further refined in the NISIJIN area of KYOTO, and came to be used frequently for NO theater costumes. This is a patterned damask called DONSU. the elaborate way the warp and weft threads are interwoven produces beguiling motifs in the fabric.
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