Meisen
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Meisen is a type of silk fabric traditionally produced in Japan; it is durable, hard-faced, and somewhat stiff, with a slight sheen, and slubbiness is deliberately emphasised. Meisen was first produce
Meisen cloth, probably 1950s
Unspun short-fiber silk noil; see sericulture
Kimono, stencil-printed warp, with a notably Arts and Crafts lattice-and-rose motif, 1912 to 1926
Kimono, stencil printed on warp and weft
Kasuri
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Kasuri is the Japanese term for fabric that has been woven with fibers dyed specifically to create patterns and images in the fabric, typically referring to fabrics produced within Japan using this te
Iyo-kasuri fabric, along with kurume- and bingo-kasuri, the three main varieties of kasuri in Japan
Simple kon gasuri patterns, 19th century
Kasuri fragment from an early-20th century kimono using the e-gasuri (lit. 'picture kasuri') technique to create a picture of plovers. This is also an example of iro gasuri (lit. 'colour kasuri'), in that it uses several colors.
Complex kasuri pattern, tate-yoko gasuri, first half of 20th century