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Dyeing cloth with indigo, Nagaita Chūgata

Matsubara Nobuo and Photo:Ishii Mayumi

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

Nobuo Matsubara at work. Grandson of the Living National Treasure, Teikichi Matsubara, and son of Toshio Matsubara, who is also a craftsman of nagaita chūgata. The Matsubara family uses a rectangular indigo vat so that the fabrics do not rub against each other.

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  • Title: Dyeing cloth with indigo, Nagaita Chūgata
  • Creator: Matsubara Nobuo, Photo:Ishii Mayumi
  • Subject Keywords: Nagaita Chūgata

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