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Dyeing cloth with indigo, Nagaita Chūgata
Matsubara Nobuo and Photo：Ishii Mayumi
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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