Maruishi Kaku

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Maruishi Kaku 円石格

A master craftsman with Japanese Paper, washi, for dolls.
張り子作家

He was born in 1954 in Kyoto.
He started working with wood, but turned to Japanese paper in 2000. Daruma and the beckoning cat (maneki neko) are his specialities.
Maruishi Kaku 円石格



友禅達磨 Yuuzen Daruma




花達磨 Flower Daruma, 31 cm high



© craft ogawa
with more of his papermache works !

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Pink Flower Daruma



©　harikopia

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Japanese Paper, washi 和紙 and Daruma

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Dyeing in the Yuzen technique .. Yuuzen 友禅

Yuzen is a delicate kimono dyeing technique which originated in mid-Edo era, around 1700, by Miyazak Yuzensai.

Yuzen-zome has elegant colorful patterns drawn and dyed on white silk by brush. This is called tegaki-yuzen (Hand-painted yuzen). Tegaki-yuzen originated in the 8th century. Later Miyazaki Yuzensai, the famous fan-painter in Kyoto, adapted his painting style to his dyeing designs in the late 17th century. In the Meiji era (1868-1912) the method of katagami-yuzen (stencil printing) was invented, meeting the demands of the times. Both tegaki-yuzen and katagami-yuzen are referred to as Kyo-yuzen (Kyoto-yuzen) in the present day.
http://www.kyoto.travel/what_to_do/yuzenzome_kimono_dyeing.html




Because of the white paste rims around a color it was possible to paint rather detailed images with many color gradations on cloth.

The quality of the water where the cloth is finally washed out is very important, That is why the most famous yuuzen comes from one area in Kyoto and one in Kaga.
They have very little calcium and magnesium and are raterh SOFT water types.

The patterns are layed out in a way that their real beauty only shows when it is worn. The folds of the robe are calculated while doing the paintings.

NHK : Bi no Tsubo




External LINKs

Japan's dyeing techniques

Dyeing by Paula Burch

Japanese Kimono Design Techniques

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Yuzen Chiyogami 友禅千代紙 Color Pattern Paper





These wonderfully decorative patterns on paper, known as Chiyogami, are silkscreened onto machinemade sheets of mixed kozo and sulphite. They are more popularly known as Yuzen in the United States.

Originally, Chiyogami designs were developed in the Edo period as woodblock prints by papermakers during the farming season for use as accessories in the house to enliven the interiors. They were based on the bright kimono textiles which the papermakers from the countryside saw on the fashionable wealthier ladies in the larger cities, especially in Kyoto, where the area known as Yuzen had become famous for its sophisticated techniques for dyeing cloth.

Chiyogami was meant to be cut into pieces and made into paper dolls or pasted on tea tins or small paper boxes; still today the scale of the patterns is reminiscent of these early uses. And still many of the symbols depicted harken back to auspicious occasions when fancy kimonos would be worn: cranes for long life; bamboo for flexibility; plum blossoms and pine boughs for beauty and longevity.

The striking pigment colours, careful registration of screens and wide range of designs make these papers ideal for picture mats, books and box making.

The range of Chiyogami patterns is endless, and Japanese designers today are tireless in their development of new fascinating patterns.
©　www.japanese paper place





Chiyogami is used to wrap precious presents and to make origami figures.
It comes to live when folded in various threedimensional shapes.
NHK : Bi no Tsubo 千代紙


English LINKS about Chiyogami !

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